slow
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1.0
- adverb
- /sloʊ/
- Informal
:
despacio
- Normally, we like to start slow and build our way up.
- go slow
- take it slow
- walk slow
I'd rather build wealth slow and build yourself up.
- I'd rather build wealth slow and build yourself up.
- She was complaining about me flying too slow, so I flew faster.
- Just telling you to take it slower, I have no doubt.
- And if you started already, don't go any slower, for God's sake.
- If you train too slow, it won't hurt you.
- This guy can last two days, two days, just slow and soft.
Examples
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Just drive slow for a block or two, will you, Curly?
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Okay, walk slow and be cool.
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Just turn around real slow and go back the way you came.
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It's best if you drive slow, find something good on the radio.
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Speak slow and leave your number.
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Things move slow around here.
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We agreed we wanted to go slow and make it come out right.
Fiction book (2002) -
So, let's go slow here.
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I'll have to go slow with her, yes, I will.
Fiction book (1997) -
Just turn around real slow and go back the way you came.
Synonyms
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1.0
At a low speed without hurrying
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3.8
Very slowly, much slower than usual
3
3.6
Slowly and with little energy
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6.7
Later than expected or usual
In a slow way that makes tasks finish late
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
- Informal
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
- Specialized
A germ that stays inactive in the body for a long time before causing symptoms
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Etymology
Slow comes from the Old English word slaw, which meant 'not quick' or 'lazy'. So using slow as an adverb (instead of 'slowly') simply means doing something in a not quick, gentle way.