The Collaborative International Dictionary
Snail-paced
Snail-paced \Snail"-paced`\, a. Slow-moving, like a snail.
Bid the snail-paced Ajax arm for shame.
--Shak.
Usage examples of "snail-paced".
Rapid events required rapid responses: the needed consensus could only be reached in a free-form setting unencumbered by snail-paced bureaucracy, cabinet-level politicking, and endless second-guessing of timid analysts.
Progress has been snail-paced at best, and expectations have declined accordingly.