slow-goingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsləʊˈɡəʊɪŋ/,

/ˈsləʊˌɡəʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsloʊˈɡoʊɪŋ/,

/ˈsloʊˌɡoʊɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adv., going adj.

Etymology: < slow adv. + going adj.

1. That moves or goes (relatively) slowly; making slow progress, slow-paced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > moving slowly

slowa1398

slow-movingc1450

slow-bellied1554

lazya1568

slow-footed1587

slow-paced1594

leaden-footed1596

snaily1596

snail-paced1597

dragglinga1599

leaden-heeled1598

ambling1600

slow-foot1607

sluggisha1616

slow-pacing1616

tortoise-paced1623

slow-going1634

leaden-stepping1645

tardigradous1652

tardigrade1656

snail-crawleda1658

dawdling1773

loitering1791–2

slow-stepping1793

creepy1794

lugging1816

tortoise-footed1818

crawling1820

creepy-crawly1858

slowing1877

lead-foot1896

soodling1951

1634 W. H. True Picture & Relation Prince Henry 21 Is it not better to resemble a horse, which is a courageous beast, then a dull and slow going Asse as you are?

1660 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 4) iii. xviii. 212 The Snaile..carrieth on her back no lesse a burden than her whole house; for which cause she is called Tardigrada Domiporta, the slow-going House-bearer.

1791 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 136 The equal rate of motion of..a number of camels together, where the rate will be determined by the slow-going ones.

1894 Outing 24 382/1 The wild and unusual gesticulations of that slow-going old pacer had broken the harness.

1964 C. A. Buss Asia in Mod. World (new ed.) ii. xi. 220 Economic progress was slow-going.

2019 Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) (Nexis) 16 Apr. Rudin drove his pickup into an oncoming lane to pass a slow-going truck on a narrow road.

2. Of a person or a person's mind, etc.: not quick to take action, not quick in thinking; disinclined to be active or enterprising. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective]

unlustyc1225

sleepyc1384

phlegmatica1400

listlessc1440

owlist1440

unlisty1440

phlegmyc1450

sweyntc1450

supine1554

resty1565

unactive1591

sleepy-headed1600

log-like1602

inertious1611

stupefied?1611

lethargic1612

sedentary1625

torpent1647

torpid1656

torpulent1657

softly1664

inert1774

vegetative1789

spiritless1798

unenergetic1805

sloomy1820

slow-going1825

inenergetic1826

comatose1828

moony1847

mooning1864

torpid-minded1909

narcoleptic1965

vegged1986

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] > phlegmatic

phlegmatica1400

phlegmyc1450

sprightlessa1522

spiritless1595

unspirited1621

inexcitable?1624

pituitous1658

slow-going1825

soggy1896

1825 R. Mudie Babylon the Great I. xi. 230 The performance of real business requires more dull and slow-going agents than those splendid members of the House.

1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter I. ii. 29 This love at first sight, has often been a subject of ridicule amongst slow-going people.

1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. I. v. 205 Was his one of those slow-going intellects we sometimes..read of?

1971 A. E. Adams & J. S. Adams Men versus Syst. ii. xi. 157 In marked contrast to the air of apathy that seemed to surround the slow-going people on the state farms we had seen earlier, this atmosphere was saturated with commitment to the enterprise and enthusiasm for the work involved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	slow-going
释义	slow-goingadj. Brit. /ˌsləʊˈɡəʊɪŋ/, /ˈsləʊˌɡəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsloʊˈɡoʊɪŋ/, /ˈsloʊˌɡoʊɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: slow adv., going adj. Etymology: < slow adv. + going adj. 1. That moves or goes (relatively) slowly; making slow progress, slow-paced. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > slowness > [adjective] > moving slowly slowa1398 slow-movingc1450 slow-bellied1554 lazya1568 slow-footed1587 slow-paced1594 leaden-footed1596 snaily1596 snail-paced1597 dragglinga1599 leaden-heeled1598 ambling1600 slow-foot1607 sluggisha1616 slow-pacing1616 tortoise-paced1623 slow-going1634 leaden-stepping1645 tardigradous1652 tardigrade1656 snail-crawleda1658 dawdling1773 loitering1791–2 slow-stepping1793 creepy1794 lugging1816 tortoise-footed1818 crawling1820 creepy-crawly1858 slowing1877 lead-foot1896 soodling1951 1634 W. H. True Picture & Relation Prince Henry 21 Is it not better to resemble a horse, which is a courageous beast, then a dull and slow going Asse as you are? 1660 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 4) iii. xviii. 212 The Snaile..carrieth on her back no lesse a burden than her whole house; for which cause she is called Tardigrada Domiporta, the slow-going House-bearer. 1791 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 136 The equal rate of motion of..a number of camels together, where the rate will be determined by the slow-going ones. 1894 Outing 24 382/1 The wild and unusual gesticulations of that slow-going old pacer had broken the harness. 1964 C. A. Buss Asia in Mod. World (new ed.) ii. xi. 220 Economic progress was slow-going. 2019 Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California) (Nexis) 16 Apr. Rudin drove his pickup into an oncoming lane to pass a slow-going truck on a narrow road. 2. Of a person or a person's mind, etc.: not quick to take action, not quick in thinking; disinclined to be active or enterprising. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] unlustyc1225 sleepyc1384 phlegmatica1400 listlessc1440 owlist1440 unlisty1440 phlegmyc1450 sweyntc1450 supine1554 resty1565 unactive1591 sleepy-headed1600 log-like1602 inertious1611 stupefied?1611 lethargic1612 sedentary1625 torpent1647 torpid1656 torpulent1657 softly1664 inert1774 vegetative1789 spiritless1798 unenergetic1805 sloomy1820 slow-going1825 inenergetic1826 comatose1828 moony1847 mooning1864 torpid-minded1909 narcoleptic1965 vegged1986 the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] > phlegmatic phlegmatica1400 phlegmyc1450 sprightlessa1522 spiritless1595 unspirited1621 inexcitable?1624 pituitous1658 slow-going1825 soggy1896 1825 R. Mudie Babylon the Great I. xi. 230 The performance of real business requires more dull and slow-going agents than those splendid members of the House. 1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter I. ii. 29 This love at first sight, has often been a subject of ridicule amongst slow-going people. 1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. I. v. 205 Was his one of those slow-going intellects we sometimes..read of? 1971 A. E. Adams & J. S. Adams Men versus Syst. ii. xi. 157 In marked contrast to the air of apathy that seemed to surround the slow-going people on the state farms we had seen earlier, this atmosphere was saturated with commitment to the enterprise and enthusiasm for the work involved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1634
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