slow

slow
[[t]slo͟ʊ[/t]]
♦♦
slower, slowest, slows, slowing, slowed
1) ADJ-GRADED Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed.

The traffic is heavy and slow...

Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed.

...slow, regular breathing.

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Derived words:
slowly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

He spoke slowly and deliberately...

Christian backed slowly away.

slowness N-UNCOUNT

She lowered the glass with calculated slowness.

2) ADV-GRADED: ADV after v In informal English, slower is used to mean `at a slower speed' and slowest is used to mean `at the slowest speed'. In non-standard English, slow is used to mean `with little speed'.

I began to walk slower and slower...

We got there by driving slow all the way.

3) ADJ-GRADED Something that is slow takes a long time.

The distribution of passports has been a slow process.

Derived words:
slowly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

My resentment of her slowly began to fade.

slowness N-UNCOUNT

...the slowness of political and economic progress.

4) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ to-inf, ADJ in -ing If someone is slow to do something, they do it after a delay.

The world community has been slow to respond to the crisis...

I've been a bit slow in making up my mind.

5) V-ERG If something slows or if you slow it, it starts to move or happen more slowly.

The rate of bombing has slowed considerably...

[V n] She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road...

[V n] Reactions were slowed by fatigue.

6) ADJ-GRADED Someone who is slow is not very clever and takes a long time to understand things.

He got hit on the head and he's been a bit slow since.

Ant:
7) ADJ-GRADED If you describe a situation, place, or activity as slow, you mean that it is not very exciting.

Don't be faint-hearted when things seem a bit slow or boring...

The island is too slow for her liking.

Syn:
Ant:
8) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ If a clock or watch is slow, it shows a time that is earlier than the correct time.
Ant:
9) → See also slow-
10) slow off the mark → see mark
slowly but surely → see surely
slow on the uptake → see uptake
Phrasal Verbs:

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