slow
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2.0
- adjective
- /sloʊ/
- Since the renovations started, there has been a slow increase in customer visits.
- slow growth
- slow demand
- slow supply
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Examples
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Business was slow.
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Well, things have been a little slow here.
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Although the progress may have been slow, there was progress.
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It's been a little slow last couple of months.
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It's been a slow week.
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But it is, it is a slow transformation.
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Many economists claim that the slow recovery is part of the ordinary business cycle.
Academic text (2012) -
The Islamic world has similarly been slow in moving toward either political or economic reform.
Academic text (1999) -
With these advantages, one may wonder, why have we been so slow to develop them more robustly?
Academic text (2011) -
The restaurant was not busy during the week, indicating that business was slow.
Synonyms
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1.3
Not interesting or lively
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2.3
Moving at a low speed and not making quick progress
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4.4
Not active or growing, for example in business
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3.8
Very slowly, much slower than usual
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6.8
A very slow speed of progress or movement
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7.9
Moving slowly and wasting time
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8.4
A person or thing that moves slowly and makes people wait
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6.7
Not quick to notice things or begin actions
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4.7
Showing little energy and moving at a low speed
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.2
A way of showing action in film or video that happens more slowly than real life
- Specialized
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7.3
A germ that stays inactive in the body for a long time before causing symptoms
- Informal
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8.6
A situation that gets worse slowly in public while people cannot stop it
- Specialized
A way used in models to stretch time so events look slower than real life
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Slow comes from the Old English word slaw, which meant 'not quick' or 'lazy'. So when business is slow, it means there is not much activity and things are moving more slowly than usual.