snail's pace

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Definitions of snail's pace words

noun snail's pace an extremely slow rate: The work progresses at a snail's pace. 1
noun snail's pace a very slow or sluggish speed or rate 0

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Origin of snail's pace

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for Snail's pace

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snail's pace popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for snail's pace

noun snail's pace

crawl — When you crawl, you move forward on your hands and knees.
creep — When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.

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