trundle along
Move with effort
To trundle along is to move at a slow, steady, unhurried pace, often with a suggestion of heaviness or mechanical rolling motion.
The phrase typically describes vehicles, carts, or people making gradual progress: The old bus trundled along the country road, We trundled along at our own pace, ignoring the deadline.
It conveys neither urgency nor struggle—just plodding, reliable movement.
- rollList of names
- wheelRotating circular frame
- cartVehicle for hauling
- ambleRelaxed, slow gait
- leisurelyDone without urgency
plod · shuffle · lumber · at a snail's pace · tow · sluggish · toddle · drag · haul · rumble · countryside · Sunday drive · meander · clatter · saunter · unhurried · slow and steady · steady
intentionality/urgency
trundle alongmake haste
Act with urgency
hurry · charge · storm · forge ahead · power forward