slow march
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A controlled walking pace in a deliberate, steady, rhythmic manner.
noun
A march with a relatively slow tempo.
noun
A progression or unfolding of events which occurs in an unhurried, steady, deliberate manner.
Example Sentences
- "[T]he Rector emerged, erect as a cane, from his garden, and proceeded in slow march, his hands behind him, down the cemetery."
- "This was no other than a column of foot soldiers, marching with perfect regularity. . . . On they came at a slow march."
- "Germany's newest song hit was hummed in streetcars, in movie theaters and at political meetings. . . . Its slow march tune was catchy, and its lyrics fitted Berlin's melancholy mood."
- "[S]ome spirits, more audacious than the rest, became restive under the slow march of events."
- ""[T]he venerable order, the broad slow march from precedent to precedent that has made our English people great and this sunny island free—it is all an idle tale.""
- "For three decades, John Howard has been on a slow march to end centralized wage-fixing."