Sentence examples for lacking in speed from inspiring English sources

But the Florida Derby won't be lacking in speed.

Perhaps they could bring on Reza Norozi, who is described as "lacking in speed and technique" in the official tournament guide.

Although the DeLorean handles like a 30-year old car – no power steering and somewhat lacking in speed – I felt as though I was in the cockpit of a spaceship.

What my fingers lack in speed, my heart makes up in feeling.

What Foreman lacked in speed, he made up for with prodigious power.

After the rough first set, what Nishikori's serve lacked in speed was made up for with placement.

What people lack in speed (the computers have already notched up over 1,200 candidate planets since Kepler was launched) they make up for in judgment.

But even though he gives the game away, Mr. Eastwood remains a pretty smooth player, and what "Blood Work" lacks in speed and surprise it almost makes up for in doughty professionalism.

Seventeen years Anderson's senior, Totti certainly could not keep up with his opponent in a footrace but what he lacks in speed he makes up with impeccable timing.

Though Mr. Eastwood's film delivers no twists and little suspense, he "remains a pretty smooth player," A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times, "and what 'Blood Work' lacks in speed and surprise it almost makes up for in doughty professionalism".

He has slowed down somewhat, but what he lacks in speed he makes up for in unpredictability; he does not use turn signals, he talks on the phone constantly, and those calls sometimes necessitate his pulling into the nearest parking lot, so that he can check his e-mail.