"slow lane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slow lanes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slow lane (plural slow lanes)
  1. On a highway, the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at slower speeds. Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-slow_lane-en-noun-NjmVTNF2 Disambiguation of Roads: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 80 20
  2. (figuratively, by extension) A situation in which someone or something is not making progress as quickly as others. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-slow_lane-en-noun-k-8P0fCf

Inflected forms

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