slow-walked; slow-walking; slow-walks
: to delay or prevent the progress of (something) by acting in a deliberately slow manner
They can still slow-walk the confirmation process, though, stretching out the Senate's consideration for each Cabinet-level pick for days, which collectively could strangle business in the chamber for months.—
Tamar Hallerman
Tamar HallermanThe suit claims the university slow-walked a formal complaint filed last December, dragging out the internal investigation until some of the accused male swimmers graduated and could no longer be punished.—Thomas J. Prohaska
Thomas J. Prohaska
slow-walking
noun
The slow-walking of processing asylum claims, and the huge backlog of cases at ports of entry, are only adding to tensions in the region.
—Roberta Jacobson and Dan Restrepo
Roberta Jacobson and Dan Restrepo
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Attorneys for Flores on Tuesday made the filing, which also accuses the league of slow-walking the arbitration process.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Democrats claim Republicans have deliberately slow-walked the process to further their own agenda while Republicans claim Democrats are ballooning state spending.
—Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Schultz also slow-walked the trial use of the fast-acting anesthetic ketamine by paramedics, who were able to administer only four doses in six months under his stewardship.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
For now, Russia appears to be slow-walking the administration’s effort to broker a peace deal to end the fighting.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Aug. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Democrats claim Republicans have deliberately slow-walked the process to further their own agenda while Republicans claim Democrats are ballooning state spending.
—Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Schultz also slow-walked the trial use of the fast-acting anesthetic ketamine by paramedics, who were able to administer only four doses in six months under his stewardship.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
For now, Russia appears to be slow-walking the administration’s effort to broker a peace deal to end the fighting.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Slow-walk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-walk. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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