slow lane
collocation in Englishmeaningsofslowandlane
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slow
adjective
uk/sləʊ/us/sloʊ/
moving, happening, or doing something without ...
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lane
noun[C]
uk/leɪn/us/leɪn/
a narrow road in the countryside or in ...
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(Definition ofslowandlanefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Those on theslowlaneare disproportionately born to parents in higher socioeconomic groups.
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Helmut gets to live life in the fast lane, knowing that you, in theslowlane, will be there to pick up the pieces.
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Even at peak times, there is not a crowd of cars actually on theslowlaneof the motorway.
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I am always in theslowlane.
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All we are doing is closing theslowlaneof the motorway in this area.
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I have no doubt whatever that this legislation cannot and will not work unless what is described as the "slowlane" process is followed.
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A car containing only one person has to use theslowlaneto cross the bridge.
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I again put my plan for putting lorries only into theslowlane.
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Theslowlaneshould be for lorries and the fast lane for private cars.
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They would have three fast lanes and aslowlanein each direction with traffic moving at normal motorway speeds.
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Without that, the service could be consigned to theslowlaneof history.
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Subject to the weather, we hope to complete this season's work on theslowlanewithin two weeks.
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The renewal of a further 11 miles ofslowlanecarriageway is due to begin this summer.
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Would it not reduce the risk of accidents if lorries used only theslowlaneon motorways in foggy condi- tions?
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If heavy vehicles bunch up on theslowlaneof one carriageway, some of these rockers and their attachments could be damaged causing a step in the roadway.
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The proposedslowlaneand fast lane procedures are where issues arise—particularly in regard to the fast lane procedure, as it has been called in the other place.
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Under this pounding, and particularly in theslowlanewhich is used by most of the heavy vehicles, the surface began to show signs of damage underneath.
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Who knows, in 12 months' time, we may find that the issue is still in theslowlaneand unresolved with more promises and more deaths and injuries.
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In areas where three and occasionally two lane freeways are more common, the lanes are simply the fast lane, middle lane andslowlane.
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