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# slowcoach

«slowcoach» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who walks, works or does things too slowly; said…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a slowcoach, slowcoaches)

### meaning for a pupil

(UK, Ireland, Australia, informal) A person who walks, works or does things too slowly; said in a teasing, friendly way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowcoach/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In family and school life, adults and children say «Come on, slowcoach!» to someone who is lagging behind. In the US the word is «slowpoke». Phrases: «come on, slowcoach», «don't be such a slowcoach».

### examples

- Come on, slowcoach, we'll miss the bus! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowcoach/#x1)
- I'm always the slowcoach when we walk up the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowcoach/#x2)
- Grandad called me a slowcoach because I took ages to tie my shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowcoach/#x3)
- Don't be a slowcoach — it's nearly time to go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowcoach/#x4)
- The tortoise was a slowcoach, but it still won the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowcoach/#x5)
- «Hurry up, slowcoaches!» shouted the teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowcoach/#x6)

### note

Plural «slowcoaches». Informal, friendly teasing; not very rude. US/Canada word: slowpoke. One word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «slowcoach» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slowcoach/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.