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slow off the mark

slow off the mark adjective: slow to act or react.

Adjective

slow off the mark (comparative slower off the mark, superlative slowest off the mark)

  1. (idiomatic) slow to act or react

Antonyms of slow off the mark

Forms of slow off the mark

comparativeslower off the mark
superlativeslowest off the mark

Origin of slow off the mark

From sports races, where the mark in this case is the point from which the racers start.

Questions about slow off the mark

What does slow off the mark mean?
Slow off the mark means slow to act or react.
What part of speech is slow off the mark?
Slow off the mark is an adjective.

Words near slow off the mark in the dictionary

  1. slow matches
  2. slow motion
  3. slow news day
  4. slow news days
  5. slow off
  6. slow off the mark
  7. slow on the uptake
  8. slow one's roll
  9. slow out
  10. slow oven
  11. slow ovens

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