too slow
Not fast enough
Too slow is a taunt directed at someone who failed to react quickly enough—to grab something, block a punch, or catch a joke.
Often said while snatching something away or after dodging: Too slow!
The phrase mocks the target's reflexes or mental quickness, common in playground games and sibling rivalries.
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- delayedMade to wait longer
- laggingFailing to keep pace
- waitDelay until later
- sluggishSlow and inactive
falling behind · molasses · snail-paced · at a snail's pace · tortoise · drag · overdue · running late · lethargic · buffering · snail · turtle · hourglass · watching paint dry · inert · sloth · dial-up · trudge
- tauntstaunts, taunt, taunting, neener neener, insults
adequacy/appropriateness
too slowon time
At the scheduled moment
timely · up to speed · keeping pace · on schedule · punctual
slow, too, slowly, slowing, slower, slowdown, slowpoke, slowest, slow-witted