a slow start
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: lack of success at first
Despite a slow start at the box office, the movie's popularity has increased steadily.
The team got off to a slow start this season but is playing well now.
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Perhaps fortunately, the Yankees also got off to a slow start, so the Red Sox are now nine games off New York's pace at the top of the division, compared to 12 1/2 games at the same point last season.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Organizers got off to a slow start hitting that target, but securing a major category in auto brings a sense of optimism heading into the Winter Games next year.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 2 June 2025
Desiderio said the combination of weather and grim economic headlines made for a slow start that will quickly reverse.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Alvarez is off to a slow start after revamping his swing in the offseason.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Organizers got off to a slow start hitting that target, but securing a major category in auto brings a sense of optimism heading into the Winter Games next year.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 2 June 2025
Desiderio said the combination of weather and grim economic headlines made for a slow start that will quickly reverse.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Alvarez is off to a slow start after revamping his swing in the offseason.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for a slow start
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“A slow start.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20slow%20start. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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