slow going

idiom

: a situation in which progress is slow

It's been slow going so far, but the project should speed up soon.

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But adoption of the technology, for both patients and healthcare professionals, has been slow going. —

Simmone Shah, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024 Cleanup from Hurricane Milton's destruction was slow going Saturday, with roads in some counties still impassable, resources scarce for some evacuees making their way back home and power only gradually being restored. —

Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024 In many places, Russian soldiers are dug in, and the counteroffensive has so far been slow going. —

Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2023 And while it’s been slow going, consumers are gradually beginning to catch on to the fact that popular fabrics like polyester and nylon are a form of plastic. —

Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slow going