painfully slow

Frequency: 8.525.4 per million words

So slow that it causes annoyance or frustration.

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Examples (20)

  • The internet connection was painfully slow this morning, making it impossible to work.
  • The internet connection was painfully slow this morning.
  • Watching the old computer boot up was a painfully slow process.
  • Waiting for the software to load felt painfully slow.
  • Progress on the project has been painfully slow, causing frustration among the team.
  • The government's response to the crisis was painfully slow.
  • The customer service response time was painfully slow, and I was on hold for over an hour.
  • He made painfully slow progress on his novel.
  • His recovery from the injury was painfully slow, but he never gave up hope.
  • The process of getting a visa was painfully slow.
  • The line at the DMV moved at a painfully slow pace.
  • Her recovery from the injury was painfully slow.
  • She found the lecture painfully slow and struggled to stay awake.
  • The negotiations dragged on, becoming painfully slow.
  • The bureaucracy involved made the permit approval process painfully slow.
  • This dial-up connection is painfully slow by today's standards.
  • Even with the upgrades, the software remained painfully slow.
  • The bureaucratic procedures made the project painfully slow to complete.
  • They drove painfully slow through the dense fog, barely seeing the road ahead.
  • Watching paint dry would be faster than this painfully slow process.