a paso de tortuga

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “at [the] step of [a] tortoise”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a ˌpaso de toɾˈtuɡa/ [a ˌpa.so ð̞e t̪oɾˈt̪u.ɣ̞a] Syllabification: a pa‧so de tor‧tu‧ga === Adverb === a paso de tortuga (idiomatic) at a snail's pace; very slowly. Synonym: a paso de caracol === Further reading === “a paso de tortuga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025