slow lane
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3.9
- noun
- /sloʊ leɪn/
:
vida tranquila
- Living in the slow lane has allowed them to spend more time together as a family, free from the pressures of city life.
- life in the slow lane
Examples
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Get in the slow lane, ladies.
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You can think of the fast lane dragging the slower cars along with them, or conversely, you can think of the slow lane slowing down the faster cars.
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After moving to the countryside, she embraced life in the slow lane, enjoying peaceful mornings and afternoon strolls.
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He decided to take the slow lane during retirement, prioritizing relaxation and hobbies over the hustle and bustle of work.
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The combination of 'slow' (relaxed, low speed) and 'lane' (a path or way) yields a plausible metaphorical meaning of a 'slower path' or way of life, so learners can often infer the general sense. However, the shift from a physical lane to an abstract lifestyle meaning is a metaphorical extension that may not be fully predictable for all B1 learners without prior exposure, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Slow lane as a way of life comes from the road image of staying in the lane where you go slow while others drive faster, so it means 'a relaxed, leisurely pace'.