"snail pace" meaning in All languages combined

See snail pace on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: snail paces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snail pace (plural snail paces)
  1. Alternative form of snail's pace Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: snail's pace
    Sense id: en-snail_pace-en-noun-rdztHnwx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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