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slow start

[/sloʊ stɑːrt/]
nounpl: slow starts
início lento
1. A beginning that is delayed, sluggish, or characterized by lack of momentum or progress
The team had a slow start to the season but improved significantly.
O time teve um início lento na temporada, mas melhorou significativamente.
2. In computing or software, a delay in launching or loading a program or application
The application has a slow start due to heavy initialization processes.
A aplicação tem um início lento devido a processos pesados de inicialização.
Synonyms
sluggish beginningweak startdelayed startrough startpoor beginning
Antonyms
fast startquick startstrong startflying start

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
início lento
Most common and widely understood term
São Paulo
começo lento
Alternative common usage
Rio de Janeiro
início devagar
Colloquial variant
Portugal
começar com lentidão
Formal Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

get off to a slow start
out of the gate slowly
hit the ground running (antonym)
start from scratch
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