a slow start
idiom
: lack of success at first
Despite a slow start at the box office, the movie's popularity has increased steadily.
The team got off to a slow start this season but is playing well now.
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The Dodgers tacked on four more runs in the third inning on a sacrifice fly from Andy Pages, an error by Marlins catcher Christian Bethancourt to bring home Muncy and a two-run shot from Lux, his first homer this year after a slow start offensively.
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Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Photo: Courtesy of A24 Horror has been off to a slow start in 2024.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 3 May 2024
The jury selection process got off to a slow start because lawyers from both sides spent much of the day arguing over some of the more sensational evidence in the case.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Donald Trump's criminal trial seemingly got off to a slow start, as evidenced by a first-hand account of him nodding off on the morning of his first day in court.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks Now, theories abound in Milwaukee about why bookings are off to such a slow start.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Murray began to assert himself in the third quarter following a slow start.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
Wiggins missed his first three shots and committed a turnover, making for a slow start after his 2-for-12 performance in San Antonio.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Bluebird’s off to a slow start More than three months after Bluebird Bio’s gene therapy for sickle cell disease won FDA approval, not one patient has received treatment, the company said yesterday.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Photo: Courtesy of A24 Horror has been off to a slow start in 2024.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 3 May 2024
The jury selection process got off to a slow start because lawyers from both sides spent much of the day arguing over some of the more sensational evidence in the case.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Donald Trump's criminal trial seemingly got off to a slow start, as evidenced by a first-hand account of him nodding off on the morning of his first day in court.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks Now, theories abound in Milwaukee about why bookings are off to such a slow start.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Murray began to assert himself in the third quarter following a slow start.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
Wiggins missed his first three shots and committed a turnover, making for a slow start after his 2-for-12 performance in San Antonio.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Bluebird’s off to a slow start More than three months after Bluebird Bio’s gene therapy for sickle cell disease won FDA approval, not one patient has received treatment, the company said yesterday.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
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