be slow off the mark

To be slow to react or take action. He's too slow off the mark to be an effective emergency responder. You were a little slow off the mark on your last line. Come in a little bit sooner next time.

be ˌquick/ˌslow off the ˈmark

be quick/slow to do something or understand something: You have to be quick off the mark when you answer a newspaper advertisement for an apartment. Jenny was rather slow off the mark, and they had to explain the joke to her.

In athletics, your mark is your starting point in a race.

词组	be slow off the mark
释义	be slow off the mark be slow off the mark To be slow to react or take action. He's too slow off the mark to be an effective emergency responder. You were a little slow off the mark on your last line. Come in a little bit sooner next time. See also: mark, off, slow Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be ˌquick/ˌslow off the ˈmark be quick/slow to do something or understand something: You have to be quick off the mark when you answer a newspaper advertisement for an apartment. Jenny was rather slow off the mark, and they had to explain the joke to her. In athletics, your mark is your starting point in a race. See also: mark, off, quick, slow Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be quick/slow off the mark be quick off the mark quick off the mark get off the mark mark off check off mark my word mark my word(s) mark my words beauty mark
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