The Police Department was slow off the mark with its investigation.

Diesels are condemned by some for being too slow off the mark.

We were first at the landing, but that won't count for much if we're slow off the mark!

It is not for the faint of heart or the slow off the block.

The time was slow, well off her personal best and nowhere near the world record of 8:16.22 set by Evans in 1989.

"No one will ever accuse you of being slow off the mark," he said.

As a result, the Series 2 was slow off the mark but had a better top speed.

Perhaps they were just a little slow off the mark, and he'd misread their intentions all along.

His clean coal program has been slow off the mark.

"I've noticed the captain's been a little slow off the mark lately as well."