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JLPT N3 Intermediate

のろのろ

Sluggish, dawdling, or inefficiently slow movement

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のろのろと adverb
のろのろする verb
Adverb, Suru verb

"Slowly" / "Sluggishly"

Describes movement or progress that is heavy, inefficient, and frustratingly slow.

Example

渋滞 で 車 が のろのろ 進んで いる 。

The cars are crawling along in the traffic jam.

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Sluggish, dawdling, or inefficiently slow movement
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