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slow lane [countable]
1 the part of a large road where vehicles drive more slowly than the other vehicles on the road [↪ fast lane]
2 if a company, organization etc is in the slow lane, it is less successful than others : 
The country is expected to remain in the slow lane of economic recovery.
in the slow lane
The country is expected to remain in the slow lane of economic recovery.WORD FOCUS: road WORD FOCUS: road
a big road: main road, highway, motorway British English, freeway American English, expressway, turnpike American English, interstate American English, A-road British English
a road in a town: street, avenue, boulevard
a road in the countryside: country road, lane, track
a road you pay to use: toll road
parts of a road: fast lane, slow lane, hard shoulder British English/shoulder American English, central reservation British English/median strip American English, pavement British English/sidewalk American English
➔ See also road
WORD FOCUS: road a big road: main road, highway, motorway British English, freeway American English, expressway, turnpike American English, interstate American English, A-road British English
a road in a town: street, avenue, boulevard
a road in the countryside: country road, lane, track
a road you pay to use: toll road
parts of a road: fast lane, slow lane, hard shoulder British English/shoulder American English, central reservation British English/median strip American English, pavement British English/sidewalk American English
➔ See also road
