Possible Clues:

• Use hammer in second room, making slow progress
• Very slow rate
• Escargot's universe?
• Decorators finally fix room, making slow progress
• Cosmos ÷ claws = slow progress
• Slow rate of progress
• Speed at which the shell game could be played?
• Very slow rate of progress made by nippers perhaps in room
• Secures inside room -- no rush
• Sluggish speed