Poking
Poking adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: the poking pace of the repair work has put everything way behind schedule
Snail-paced and poking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Snail-paced" instead an adjective "Poking".
Snail-paced
Snail-paced adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: my snail-paced dial-up connection is essentially worthless for video downloads
Poking and snail-paced are semantically related. You can use "Poking" instead an adjective phrase "Snail-paced".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sluggish and poking
- sluggish and snail-paced
- slow and poking
- slow and snail-paced
- laggard and poking
- laggard and snail-paced
- deliberate and poking
- deliberate and snail-paced
- languid and poking
- languid and snail-paced
- lingering and poking
- lingering and snail-paced
- dilatory and poking
- dilatory and snail-paced
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Snail-paced and Poking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/poking/snail-paced
Poking & Snail-paced. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/poking/snail-paced>.
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