Slow as molasses

Meaning

This indicates that someone or something is moving at an incredibly sluggish pace. It is the gold standard for describing extreme lack of speed.

Descriptive, folksy

Used in a sentence

• The line at the post office is moving as slow as molasses.
• He was moving as slow as molasses getting out of bed this morning.
• The project is progressing as slow as molasses, so we will never finish on time.