The phrase "slow pace of development" is correct and usable in written English.
Example: Despite investing heavily in resources, the startup was hindered by the slow pace of development.
The citizen hacker movement has developed in response to what they see as the slow pace of development, the lacklustre attitude of commercial companies and the heavy-handed approach of the regulators.
But some people are bitter over the slow pace of development at the ballpark.
But the slow pace of development in other sectors keeps the pressure high, oil officials said.
The energy agency's experts have become increasingly alarmed in recent years at the slow pace of development of oil resources.
Afghans who initially welcomed a foreign military intervention were alienated by the slow pace of development and the poor governance.
The slow pace of development at Kennedy Airport by the Port Authority is pushing JetBlue Airways, the fast-growing low-fare airline, to expand near Los Angeles.
The latest plans call for a slower pace of development on a new spacecraft.
Its lack of any real civil or physical infrastructure simply seemed to consign the country to a slower pace of development.
The twenty-something even admits to having mixed feelings about his company's growth, which he says has brought with it unwanted attention, the need to manage larger teams and a slower pace of development.
Low temperature in invertebrates, and ectotherms/poikilotherms in general, is associated with an overall slower life history, including a slower pace of development (Gillooly et al. 2002; Trudgill et al. 2005).
The extreme values of the driving forces, i.e. disruptive technologies vs. slow pace of technological development and high costs versus low costs of technological development constituted the framework for four alternative scenarios of 3D printing development.
