turtle-crawl: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- A very slow pace of movement, especially through traffic, a crowd, or along a route.
Examples
BetaDuring rush hour, the traffic turtle-crawled through downtown, frustrating everyone in their cars.
Durante la hora pico, el tráfico avanzaba a paso de tortuga por el centro, frustrando a todos en sus autos.
We had to turtle-crawl along the highway after the accident blocked two lanes.
Tuvimos que avanzar lentamente por la autopista después de que el accidente bloqueara dos carriles.
The crowd turtle-crawled forward as the concert venue slowly filled up.
La multitud avanzaba muy despacio mientras el lugar del concierto se llenaba lentamente.
- To move along extremely slowly; to proceed at a sluggish, incremental speed.
Examples
BetaI hate how my computer turtle-crawls when loading large files; it’s so frustrating.
Odio cómo mi computadora avanza lentamente al cargar archivos grandes; es muy frustrante.
The project turtle-crawled along because of constant delays and lack of resources.
El proyecto avanzaba muy despacio debido a retrasos constantes y falta de recursos.
If you turtle-crawl through your tasks, you’ll never meet the deadline.
Si avanzas lentamente con tus tareas, nunca cumplirás con la fecha límite.
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