slow

[sloʊ]

Definition:
1. Not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time.
2. Without speed.
3. Cause to proceed more slowly.

Use 'slow' in a sentence:

• 1. he traffic is heavy and slow.
• 2. The company intends a slow-down in expansion.
• 3. The slow movement opens with a cello solo.
• 4. Progress is maddeningly slow.
• 5. Can we slow down? I've got a stitch.
• 6. Progress is disappointingly slow.
• 7. She spoke in a slow and deliberate way.
• 8. His poetry was slow in achieving recognition.
• 9. The ice on the roads was slowing us down.
• 10. Her breathing became slow and heavy.
• 11. This is a slow-burn romance.
• 12. Checking all the information will be slow and laborious.
• 13. She gave a slow smile.
• 14. Progress was frustratingly slow.
• 15. Her typing was slow and riddled with mistakes.
• 16. The government is making slow and fitful progress in these negotiations.
• 17. Slow down a little—you're muddling me.
• 18. She wasn't slow to realize what was going on.
• 19. Progress has been painfully slow.
• 20. Slow down or you'll get a ticket.
• 21. Is he always this slow on the uptake?
• 22. Traffic is slow on westbound I-80.
• 23. She's a slow worker, but to give her her due, she does try very hard.
• 24. Slow down ─ I can't keep up!
• 25. She did not slow her stride until she was face to face with us.
• 26. Some scenes were filmed in slow motion.
• 27. Could you go a little slower?
• 28. Firstly, it's expensive, and secondly, it's too slow.
• 29. Oh you're so slow; come on, hurry up!
• 30. The southern part of the country was slow to industrialize.
• 31. We are making slow but steady progress.
• 32. The driver slowed down at a tight bend in the road.
• 33. This death had been a slow burn.
• 34. The service is maddeningly slow.
• 35. Slow down—I can't keep up!
• 36. You must slow down or you'll make yourself ill.
• 37. Good breathing is slow, rhythmic and deep.
• 38. The band finished with a few slow dances.
• 39. The game slowed up a little in the second half.
• 40. The birds circled in a slow spiral above the house.
• 41. We hope to slow the spread of the disease.
• 42. The government is going slow on tax reforms.
• 43. Progress was slower than expected.
• 44. The equipment is slow and heavy by modern standards.
• 45. The body's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold.
• 46. They sang a slow romantic number.
• 47. He died a slow and painful death.
• 48. A slow theme introduces the first movement.
• 49. Economic growth has slowed a little.
• 50. The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth.
• 51. Collecting data is a painfully slow process.
• 52. Losing weight is a slow, gradual process.
• 53. The process was needlessly slow.