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slow march

noun 3
slow-march verb 1
forms 4

noun3

•
A controlled walking pace in a deliberate, steady, rhythmic manner.
- [T]he Rector emerged, erect as a cane, from his garden, and proceeded in slow march, his hands behind him, down the cemetery. — 1849
•
A progression or unfolding of events which occurs in an unhurried, steady, deliberate manner.
- [S]ome spirits, more audacious than the rest, became restive under the slow march of events. — 1835
•
A march with a relatively slow tempo.
- Germany's newest song hit was hummed in streetcars, in movie theaters and at political meetings. . . . Its slow march tune was catchy, and its lyrics fitted Berlin's melancholy mood. — 1946

slow-march verb1

To perform a slow march.

forms

slow-marched · slow-marching · slow-marches · slow marches

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