slow-moving

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slow-moving

adjective slower-moving · more slow-moving · slowest-moving · most slow-moving · slowmoving

Moving slowly. The merchandise trains of the future will be able to pace the average day and night express without significant loss of track utilisation, but where quadruple track does not exist it may be necessary to seek alternative routes for the slower-moving coal and heavy mineral traffic.
Similar: sullen · Opposite: fast-moving
Of or relating to a situation in which events unfold in slow succession.
Of a product or service, that is sold slowly.

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@misc{slow_moving_2026,
  title = {slow-moving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slow-moving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}