in the slow laneif a company, organization etc is in the slow lane, it is less successful than others 〔公司、团体等〕处于落后状态,落在后面 The country is expected to remain in the slow lane of economic recovery. 该国的经济复苏预计将继续处于落后状态。
in the slow lane• Would you expect him to poke along in the slow lane?• As always since the Government came into power, we are in the slow lane.• Old fogey that I am, after that I stayed in the slow lane, poking along at 80 or 90.
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