poke along
B2 informal intransitive
In simple words
To go very slowly and in no hurry, which can annoy other people
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To move or travel at a frustratingly slow speed
"A truck was poking along at twenty miles an hour on the narrow lane, holding up all the traffic behind it."
Usage notes
More common in American English. Often used with mild irritation or impatience. Can describe a slow vehicle, a slow process, or a person dawdling. Suggests the slowness is unnecessary or inconsiderate.
Commonly used with
traffic car driver progress pace work
Forms
Base
poke along
I/you/we/they
3rd person
pokes along
he/she/it
Past simple
poked along
yesterday
Past participle
poked along
have + pp
-ing form
poking along
continuous
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