a slow start
idiom
: 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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Advertisement The Mavericks ran their offense Thursday through the right side — and the middle after a slow start there — resulting in a 20-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-19 win over host Sage Creek in the CIF SoCal Division 3 Championship semifinal match.
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Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Although off to a slow start, the injury occurred not long after hit a two-run, ninth inning home run in a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Lux missed the 2023 season following a devastating spring knee injury and has gotten off to a slow start this year (a .191 average through Tuesday).
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
The Dodgers tacked on four more runs in the third inning on a sacrifice fly from Andy Pages, an error by Marlins catcher Christian Bethancourt to bring home Muncy and a two-run shot from Lux, his first homer this year after a slow start offensively.
—Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Photo: Courtesy of A24 Horror has been off to a slow start in 2024.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 3 May 2024
The jury selection process got off to a slow start because lawyers from both sides spent much of the day arguing over some of the more sensational evidence in the case.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Donald Trump's criminal trial seemingly got off to a slow start, as evidenced by a first-hand account of him nodding off on the morning of his first day in court.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks Now, theories abound in Milwaukee about why bookings are off to such a slow start.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Although off to a slow start, the injury occurred not long after hit a two-run, ninth inning home run in a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Lux missed the 2023 season following a devastating spring knee injury and has gotten off to a slow start this year (a .191 average through Tuesday).
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
The Dodgers tacked on four more runs in the third inning on a sacrifice fly from Andy Pages, an error by Marlins catcher Christian Bethancourt to bring home Muncy and a two-run shot from Lux, his first homer this year after a slow start offensively.
—Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Photo: Courtesy of A24 Horror has been off to a slow start in 2024.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 3 May 2024
The jury selection process got off to a slow start because lawyers from both sides spent much of the day arguing over some of the more sensational evidence in the case.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Donald Trump's criminal trial seemingly got off to a slow start, as evidenced by a first-hand account of him nodding off on the morning of his first day in court.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks Now, theories abound in Milwaukee about why bookings are off to such a slow start.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
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