slow-walked; slow-walking; slow-walks
: to delay or prevent the progress of (something) by acting in a deliberately slow manner
They can still slow-walk the confirmation process, though, stretching out the Senate's consideration for each Cabinet-level pick for days, which collectively could strangle business in the chamber for months.—
Tamar Hallerman
Tamar HallermanThe suit claims the university slow-walked a formal complaint filed last December, dragging out the internal investigation until some of the accused male swimmers graduated and could no longer be punished.—Thomas J. Prohaska
Thomas J. Prohaska
slow-walking
noun
The slow-walking of processing asylum claims, and the huge backlog of cases at ports of entry, are only adding to tensions in the region.
—Roberta Jacobson and Dan Restrepo
Roberta Jacobson and Dan Restrepo
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The deportation of undocumented immigrants that Trump has repeatedly promised would require other types of cooperation, such as processing border crossings, and Mexico could slow-walk this process.
—Scott Morgenstern, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
The slow-walk destruction of Native Americans, Los Angeles’ 1871 Chinese massacre and the marginalizing and demonizing of Latinos and Asians don’t square with the kumbaya California vibe.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
With the best intentions, however, campus constituencies can sometimes slow-walk strategic initiatives in seeking the perfect over the good.
—Brian Mitchell, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Faced with community complaints, Mayor Karen Bass retools her affordable housing strategy
July 6, 2024
This summer, low-income housing advocates sued the city alleging that Feldstein Soto and Park, with the tacit support of Bass, violated fair housing laws by slow-walking the project.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Scott Morgenstern, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
The slow-walk destruction of Native Americans, Los Angeles’ 1871 Chinese massacre and the marginalizing and demonizing of Latinos and Asians don’t square with the kumbaya California vibe.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
With the best intentions, however, campus constituencies can sometimes slow-walk strategic initiatives in seeking the perfect over the good.
—Brian Mitchell, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Faced with community complaints, Mayor Karen Bass retools her affordable housing strategy
July 6, 2024
This summer, low-income housing advocates sued the city alleging that Feldstein Soto and Park, with the tacit support of Bass, violated fair housing laws by slow-walking the project.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Slow-walk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-walk. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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