Synonyms of snail-paced

snail-paced

adjective

ˈsnāl-ˈpāst 

as in leisurely

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed

my snail-paced dial-up connection is essentially worthless for video downloads

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leisurely
• slow
• pokey
• dilatory
• unhurried
• sluggish
• creeping
• dragging
• crawling
• lagging
• laggard
• poky
• tardy
• dillydallying
• languid
• dallying
• slowing
• dawdling
• poking
• snaillike
• deliberate
• lethargic
• plodding
• ambling
• lingering
• inert
• inactive
• lounging
• loitering
• heavy-footed
• measured
• shuffling
• slow-footed
• decelerating
• loafing
• procrastinating
• tarrying
• stalling
• inching
• strolling
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rapid
• speedy
• swift
• brisk
• rushing
• quick
• hasty
• lightning
• breathless
• fast
• meteoric
• running
• speeding
• whirlwind
• fleet
• racing
• expeditious
• snappy
• flying
• dizzy
• rocketing
• warp-speed
• ready
• breakneck
• prompt
• bolting
• accelerated
• whirling
• hurrying
• scudding
• scurrying
• barreling
• careering
• zipping
• quickened
• rushed
• scooting
• hastened
• hurried
• whisking

Examples of snail-paced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That mode feels snail-paced compared to today’s vortex of startling stimuli, where every career update, review, and beef related to an artist is converted into feed-flooding posts by influencer-blogs like Hyperpop Daily. —Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 19 Jan. 2024