slow-moving
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of slow-moving
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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“The past 24 hours have been a reminder that crude is currently trading the headline probability tree more than the slow-moving balance,” Gelber & Associates says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Dozens of vehicles took part in a slow-moving convoy in Strabane, County Tyrone, on Saturday.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Gonzales is also being examined by the Ethics Committee, a bipartisan but notoriously slow-moving body that handles misconduct cases in the House.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Together, the imaging and tissue data confirmed that the slow-moving fluid observed on MRI was traveling through lymphatic vessels, not blood vessels, directly linking the scans to biological evidence.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Jutta’s husband, Albert, is a kind, slow-moving, and balding accountant whose great passion is running model trains in the basement.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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