"trainwreck in slow motion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trainwrecks in slow motion [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|trainwrecks in slow motion|head=trainwreck in slow motion}} trainwreck in slow motion (plural trainwrecks in slow motion)
  1. (figurative) A catastrophe wherein the failure is obvious to everybody while it is happening. Tags: figuratively Related terms: accident waiting to happen Translations (Translations): tågkrasch i slow motion (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-trainwreck_in_slow_motion-en-noun-qD2vVmiL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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