poke along

poke along

To move or progress forward at a slow, dawdling pace. We weren't in a rush to get back to camp, so we poked along and admired the beauty of the mountains. If we keep poking along like this, we'll never get the project finished in time for the holidays. The cars poked along in the rush-hour traffic.
See also: poke
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

poke along

to move along slowly; to lag or tarry. Get moving. Stop poking along. I was just poking along, taking my time, not paying attention to what was going on around me.
See also: poke
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • poke out of
  • poke out of (something)
  • dawdle along
  • poke (one) in (some body part)
  • poke in
  • dawdle
  • slowpoke
  • the beauty of
  • the beauty of (something)
  • the beauty of something/of doing something
References in classic literature
They then build a small hut, dig out a canoe from a cotton-wood tree, and in this poke along shore silently, in the evening, and set their traps.
Adventures of Captain Bonneville USA in the Rocky Mountains and
On a macroeconomic level, the all-important housing market continues to poke along, with housing starts up one month, down the next and ultimately still way below historic norms.
Things are getting better, right?
That people puffing on cigarettes, using phones or visiting the city to ogle the sights wouldn't poke along just a little slower than the rest?
Take a walk on the (smack!) wild side
Easy trails poke along the flat, oak-and sycamore-dotted flood plain.
Spring explorations above and around Monterey