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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After a slow start to the season by her usual standards, a late strike in a Champions League win over Valerenga on October 16 ended a run of eight games without a goal and proved the start of a superb run, featuring 10 goals in 11 games. —

Michael Cox, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 Reynolds has stepped up Transfer guard Noah Reynolds got off to a slow start at the beginning of the year after transferring over from Green Bay. —

Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025 The flu is ramping up after a slow start to the season. —

Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024 After a slow start to the offseason that saw the Red Sox fall short of acquiring Juan Soto and Max Fried, the team has finally made an offseason splash. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for a slow start

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