potter along

potter along

1. To move forward at a slow or listless pace. You can still see my granddad pottering along into town each morning, the same way he's done every morning for the last 30 years. I hate it when people potter along in the bike lane when I'm trying to get to work each morning. Go to the countryside if you're looking for a leisurely cycle!
2. To continue or make progress at a steady, consistent pace, especially one that is neither particularly fast nor slow. The economy has been pottering along for a while now, and while it continues to make gains, it is not accelerating at the pace many economists say is needed to recover from the recession. Our business has been pottering along. We haven't exploded into success, but we're making good growth each month.
See also: potter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • the other morning
  • it's five o'clock somewhere
  • what's on tap for (some point in time)
  • What's on tap for today?
  • good morning
  • top of the morning (to you)
  • morning
  • a morning person
  • early
  • first thing in the morning
References in periodicals archive
Leave the drive select in Comfort or Auto - there's also Dynamic and Individual - and you can potter along through towns and cities quite comfortably at low speed.
Taking Spyder for a spin will leave you breathless; Audi's latest R8 is at home in the town or on the race track, writes EDWARD STEPHENS
Warwickshire - Potter along the Stratford Canal to Wilmcote for some Tudor history - from the base at Wootton Wawen near Henley-in-Arden, boaters can head south, crossing the impressive Edstone Aqueduct and passing through just one lock.
Make most of wonderful waterways
"The club has also agreed personal terms with Potter along with his assistant Billy Reid and recruitment analyst Kyle Macauley, who are set to join him at the Liberty."
Potter poised for Swansea
And if you opt to drive it in a less frenetic manner it's quite happy to potter along on the school run or weekly shopping trip and actually rewards you by cutting power to four of its eight cylinders.
Supercar power from Audi's super S8 saloon
Unlike a Toyota Prius and many other hybrid vehicles, Renault's hybrid Scenic cannot potter along on electric power alone, even for a few metres.
Stylish Hybrid is a clean machine; But diesel power could harm UK sales; ON THE ROAD
"Debby is very fit and energetic while I like to potter along at my own pace.
Northumberland friends release walking book for 'tortoise and hare' hikers; Friends Anne Leuchars and Debby Waldron work out high road and low road rambles for walkers who like a different pace
It's a great thing as too many clubs have been happy to just potter along without any problems and still stay in the league.
NEVER AGAIN; Pyramid playoffMontrose boss says league status wilno longer be taken for granted
I wanted to make new friends and thought we might get about 15 people in the group and could potter along and do a bit of knitting.
The WI passes baton on ... for next 100 years!
The 20-1 chance is owned by the Powys-based breeders James and Jean Potter along with Ffos Las racecourse founder Dai Walters and is trained by Richard Lee, who curiously has a Welsh postcode but is actually based on the Shopshire/Herefordshire border.
HOME RUN SUCCESS IN WELSH NATIONAL
POTTER along the coast of Kent covering 35 miles on a half-day rigid inflatable boat ride taking in resorts and historical sites.
FLOAT YOUR BOAT; All aboard for a trip on the briney
Cheap and cheerful or gaudy and vulgar, it doesn't really matter when you potter along the old boards with the sea-spray in your face, the gulls screeching and the whiff of fish and chips in your nostrils.
Travel: Life's Grand in a haven of eccentricity..
Even as you potter along a street, the car's side-mounted ultrasonic sensors are searching for suitable spaces on either side of the road.
Mercedes-Benz A180 CDI Avantgarde SE; MOTORS road TEST
From the pretty villages of Porto Pollo or Campomoro on opposite sides of the Gulf of Valinco, even novices can hire small boats with outboard engines (for around EUR80 a day) and potter along the coast exploring the endless coves.
Coasting to Corsica
Meanwhile, the engine reveals a likeable split personality by being happy to potter along at lower speeds and pull comfortably from just 25mph in fourth.
True 5-star Mazda; Economy priced family carrier has all the frills and plenty of thrills, not to mention performance and style, writes STEPHEN PARK
You can potter along in fifth gear at around 20mph and still accelerate away without the need to change down.
Driving Seat: Legacy of power