のろのろ

slowly, sluggishly

What does のろのろ mean?

のろのろ is a Japanese noun meaning slowly, sluggishly in English. It is written as のろのろ in hiragana, and noronoro in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

タクシーはカタツムリと同じくらいのろのろ進んでいるように思えた。

The taxi seemed to go as slowly as a snail.