English Explanatory Dictionary

slow off the mark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. slow to act or react

Word forms

slow off the mark slower off the mark slowest off the mark

Etymology

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

Antonyms

quick off the mark
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