How do you use "Snail's pace" in a sentence?

Traffic is moving at a snail's pace. The project is progressing at a snail's pace. At this snail's pace, we'll never finish.

Snail's pace

Q: What does "Snail's pace" mean?

Extremely slow; moving very slowly. Moving at a 'snail's pace' means moving extremely slowly—like the notoriously slow snail. Often used to express frustration with slow progress in traffic, bureaucracy, or any process.

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意味: Extremely slow; moving very slowly.

极其缓慢；移动得非常慢。

Extremadamente lento; moviéndose muy lentamente.

極めて遅い；非常にゆっくり動く。

극도로 느린; 매우 천천히 움직이는.

Moving at a 'snail's pace' means moving extremely slowly—like the notoriously slow snail. Often used to express frustration with slow progress in traffic, bureaucracy, or any process.

'Snail's pace'移动意味着极其缓慢——像出了名慢的蜗牛一样。常用于表达对交通、官僚程序或任何过程进展缓慢的不满。

Moverse a 'paso de caracol' significa moverse extremadamente lento—como el notoriamente lento caracol. A menudo se usa para expresar frustración con el progreso lento del tráfico, la burocracia o cualquier proceso.

「snail's pace」で動くとは、極めて遅く動くこと—有名に遅いカタツムリのように。交通渋滞、官僚手続き、その他のプロセスの遅さへの不満を表すのによく使われます。

'Snail's pace'는 느리기로 유명한 달팽이처럼 극도로 느리게 움직인다는 뜻이다. 교통, 행정 처리, 또는 어떤 과정이든 느린 진행에 대한 불만을 표현할 때 자주 사용된다.

例文

Traffic is moving at a snail's pace.
交通慢得像蜗牛爬
El tráfico avanza a paso de caracol
交通がのろのろしている
교통이 달팽이처럼 느리게 움직이고 있어.
The project is progressing at a snail's pace.
项目进展缓慢
El proyecto avanza a paso de caracol
プロジェクトが遅々として進んでいる
프로젝트가 더디게 진행되고 있어.
At this snail's pace, we'll never finish.
照这个速度，我们永远也完不成
A este ritmo, nunca terminaremos
このペースでは絶対終わらない
이 속도로는 절대 못 끝내.

発音

/sneɪlz peɪs/

使い方ガイド

場面: slowness, traffic, progress

トーン: frustrated, impatient

✓ 正しい言い方

At a snail's pace
以蜗牛般的速度
A paso de tortuga
カタツムリのような速さで
달팽이 속도로
Snail's pace
蜗牛速度
Paso de tortuga
のろのろ
달팽이 속도
Moving like a snail
像蜗牛一样慢
Moviéndose como un caracol
カタツムリのように遅い
달팽이처럼 느리다

よくある間違い

Standard expression for slowness

起源と歴史

Snails are proverbially slow, making this comparison ancient and universal. The phrase has been in use for centuries to describe frustratingly slow movement or progress.

語源: Comparison to the famously slow snail

初出: Centuries old

文化的背景

Era: Historical to present

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Universal expression

Regional notes: English-language universal.

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