a day in which not much happens, so it feels like it is taking very long to pass
a day in which less than expected has been done
not much business has been done
The shop did not make a lot of money today, we had a slow day.
Very few people came into the restaurant today, the servers did not even have to set up the tables at the back, we had a slow day.
Today is Saturday, we are going to stay home and watch television, we are not going to leave the house at all, we are having a slow day.
I cannot believe that it is only 12 o’clock, it feels like we have been here for hours, it really has been a slow day.
Waiting for something exciting to happen, like going to a concert makes it feel like the day is taking longer than usual to pass, it is a slow day.
There is no origin for this idiom
Was this page helpful?
definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.