slower

Related to slower: slower than molasses

slower and slower

At an increasingly slower rate, pace, or velocity. The economy's growth has been getting slower and slower each month, leading some economists to worry that a crash could be on the horizon. The jet flew slower and slower until it eventually began falling from the sky.
See also: and, slower

slower than molasses

Exceptionally slow or sluggish; not fast at all. This old laptop my dad gave me is a piece of junk. It's slower than molasses! Come on, Becky, you're slower than molasses back there! Pick up the pace and keep up with the group.
See also: molasses, slower

slower than molasses in January

Exceptionally slow or sluggish; not fast at all. This old laptop my dad gave me is a piece of junk. It's slower than molasses in January! Come on, Becky, you're slower than molasses in January back there! Pick up the pace and keep up with the group.
See also: January, molasses, slower
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*slow as molasses in January

 and slower than molasses in January
very slow-moving. (*Also: as ~.) Can't you get dressed any faster? I declare, you're as slow as molasses in January. The traffic on the way to the concert was slower than molasses in January.
See also: January, molasses, slow

slower and slower

at a decreasing rate of speed; slow and then even slower. The car is going slower and slower and will stop soon. The dog's breathing got slower and slower as it went to sleep.
See also: and, slower
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

slow as (slower than) molasses (in January)

Extremely dilatory. This simile is American in origin, dates from the midor late nineteenth century, and is a vivid one for anyone who has ever tried to pour cold molasses from one container into another. “He’s slower than molasses,” wrote J. W. McAndrews (Monologue, ca. 1880).
See also: molasses, slow
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • slower and slower
  • slower than molasses
  • lag behind
  • lagging
  • lag
  • slower than molasses in January
  • put (one) on guard
  • put one on guard
  • don't give (something) another thought
  • not give it another thought
References in periodicals archive
Spending on Medicare and other health programs was up 9 percent in the first eight months of the fiscal year; while still quite rapid, this growth is slower than that of the early 1990s, when these expenditures were rising 10 to 20 percent per year.
Monetary policy report to the Congress
'Except for the indices of eggs and fish, the other food groups exhibited slower annual increments in July 2019,' PSA said.
Inflation for the poorest slowest in 23 months-PSA
The findings were striking and tracked with clinical measures of autism: participants with a higher level of autism had a slower rate of binocular rivalry, where the brain was slower in switching from one image to the next.
How a Visual Test Can Help Screen for Autism
Excluding selected food and energy items, core inflation, likewise, exhibited a slower pace of 3.3 percent in June from 3.5 percent in the previous month and 4.3 percent a year before.
Inflation drops to 2.7%
Shapses further explained, "4,000 IU a day might not be a problem for younger people but for the elderly, it could compromise walking or catching one's balance to avoid a fall because their reaction time is slower. This is a presumption until future research can cover vitamin D levels, cognition and falls in one study."
Vitamin D improves memory but slows down reactions, reveals study
The 3.9% growth in health care spending was slightly slower than growth in the overall economy (4.2%) in 2017.
Study: Rx Spending Slowed
Spending on hospital care increased 4.6% to $1.1 trillion in 2017 and accounted for 33% of total health care spending; however, growth was slower than in the previous year (5.6%).
Fewer insured may have helped slow health spending
AmResearch has said that commercial banks in the nation are expected to make slower earnings.
Malaysian banks expected to make slower earnings
Slower annual rates of decline were seen in FEV1 and FVC for participants with the highest quartile of anthocyanin intake (−9.8 mL/year for both).
Slower Decline in Lung Function With Anthocyanin Intake; Slower annual rates of decline in FEV1 and FVC for those in highest quartile of anthocyanin intake
The actuaries attributed the much slower rate of growth to a decline in spending on hepatitis C drugs, fewer new drugs being brought to market, and slower overall growth in prices for both brand-name and generic drugs (Health Affairs.
Health insurance enrollment reaches record level
The slower growth in milk per cow is expected to carry into 2018 and combined with an expected slower rate of growth in cow numbers, the 2018 milk production forecast is lowered.
USDA drops milk production forecast
With a reading of 46.5, Gardner's Plastics Processing Business Index contracted at a notably slower rate in January than in previous months.
January 2016--46.5 index reaches its highest level since last August
The dealici app, developed in New Hampshire, aims to bring in more customers during a restaurant's typically slower hours by rewarding diners with up to 50 percent-off deals.
Let's make a deal: NH-developed app rewards off-hours customers
But while it appears his punching power is undiminished, by his previously exceptional standards he appeared slower.
Haye insists he's still up to speed in the ring