slow on the uptake

Example Sentences

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It’s no huge surprise that Kevin McCarthy is a little slow on the uptake.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2023

So, that the next generations aren’t so slow on the uptake, the latest project from this ultraproductive vegetable grower is a no-dig book for children.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023

But even by the standards of his time, McGrath paints a portrait of himself as being a little slow on the uptake.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

As the action accelerates, Marsac — at times a bit slow on the uptake — keeps wondering about the capricious, headstrong and infuriating Mademoiselle de la Vire.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021

Ned repeated, a little slow on the uptake.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool