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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In January 2021, after took office, some Republican senators attempted to delay his Cabinet confirmations by slow-walking the process through procedural delays and objections rather than filibuster speeches.
—Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
But Cannon slow-walked the case and repeatedly came to Trump’s rescue with favorable rulings that often defied legal precedent.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
Bass, who was seated in a prominent position next to First Lady Melania Trump during the fire station briefing, thanked Trump for arriving in the city so soon after his inauguration and countered his claim that the city would slow-walk rebuilding efforts.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
But Judge Aileen Cannon, who critics accused of intentionally slow-walking the historic proceedings, dismissed the case in July, siding with Trump's attorneys by saying Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
But Cannon slow-walked the case and repeatedly came to Trump’s rescue with favorable rulings that often defied legal precedent.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
Bass, who was seated in a prominent position next to First Lady Melania Trump during the fire station briefing, thanked Trump for arriving in the city so soon after his inauguration and countered his claim that the city would slow-walk rebuilding efforts.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
But Judge Aileen Cannon, who critics accused of intentionally slow-walking the historic proceedings, dismissed the case in July, siding with Trump's attorneys by saying Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Slow-walk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-walk. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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