Slow
Slow adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Working
Working adjective - Involved in often constant activity.
Usage example: a boss who is of the opinion that a working employee is a needed employee, as idleness is a sign of dispensability
Both words in one sentence
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In the 80s, publisher Dupuis found Fournier too slow and started looking into other creative teams, with three of them working at the same time.
Source: Comic Book / Spirou and Fantasio -
They were slow to pass reforms, represented and catered to the provincial cities rather than the Parisian sans-culottes/nascent working-class.
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Resurrection Sickness: Max explains that he can definitely have the tongue and brain working, and with luck maybe a slow walk.
Source: Literature / The Princess Bride
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