slow

IPA: sɫˈoʊ

(transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
(transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
(intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
(of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
(of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.

Examples of "slow" in Sentences

He's not a slow plodder.
The drag slows the spacecraft.
It's normally mournful and slow.
The movement is feverish and slow.
The diffusion of the liquid is slow.
The release of the prisoners was slow.
His is a good example of what I term slow farming.
Retrorockets on the side of the car slowed the vehicle.
The movement of the molecules are slow using transporters.
The fourth movement of the Serenade is a tranquil, wistful slow movement.
The slow movement is a dramatic dialogue between the soloist and the orchestra.
You see the hog's back trail was fifteen miles shorter than the Valley road and they could afford to go it slow; in fact, _very slow_.
In today's New York Times, media writer Jeremy W. Peters examines what he characterizes as a slow decline of the Los Angeles Times newspaper since...
In today s New York Times, media writer Jeremy W. Peters examines what he characterizes as a slow decline of the Los Angeles Times newspaper since...
In today's New York Times, media writer Jeremy W. Peters examines what he characterizes as a slow decline of the Los Angeles Times newspaper since being bought in 2000 by The Tribune Company.
This was a very slow business, and _too slow_ to suit me, yet I continued to run it about three months, when by repeated losses on decayed fruit, and the too frequent visits of relatives and friends, we found the business in an unhealthy condition and lost no time in looking up a buyer, which we were fortunate in finding and successful in getting a good price from.