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Definition slow in American English

slow adjective

adjective
/sloʊ/
1

a slow movement or action does not happen fast

Example

a long slow walk to the top of the hill

Example

A slow smile spread across her face.

Synonyms and related words
slow unhurried measured
1.1

used for describing something that is moving or that moves in this way

Example

Most large trucks are slow and difficult to drive.

Example

Traffic was painfully slow today on the way home.

Synonyms and related words
slow unhurried measured
2

taking a long time

Example

Selecting the best candidate is a slow process.

Example

Progress has been painfully slow.

Synonyms and related words
long long-term lasting
2.1

used for saying that someone or something is not fast enough

Example

I need a new laptop - this one's really slow.

Example

My boss is always slow to tell us about changes in the schedule.

Example

They're usually pretty slow in returning my phone calls.

Synonyms and related words
slow unhurried measured backward latent dormant
3

not intelligent, so that you need a lot of time to understand simple things

Example

My teachers thought I was a slow learner.

Example

Adrian is a bit slow.

Synonyms and related words
silly idiotic unintelligent
4

not busy, exciting, or full of activity

Example

The first part of the movie is very slow.

Example

The weeks after Christmas are usually fairly slow in most stores.

Synonyms and related words
boring dull tedious
5

music that is slow is played without much speed or energy

Example

a slow, sad song

Synonyms and related words
acoustic atonal bass
6

a slow road or part of a road is one where you cannot travel fast

Synonyms and related words
arterial fast feeder
7

a watch or clock that is slow shows a time that is earlier than the correct time

Example

Your watch is 15 minutes slow.

Synonyms and related words
0900/1300 etc. hours about advanced
8

slow film for a camera is not very sensitive to light, so that it takes more time to take a photograph

Synonyms and related words
analogue camera aperture ASA
9

a slow oven is operating at a very low temperature

Example

Add the nuts and cook in a very slow oven for 2 hours.

Synonyms and related words
barbecue barbie beater
10

used to describe something which is done more carefully and over a longer period of time than usual in order to improve its quality and obtain other benefits

Example

Slow journalism developed as a reaction to the 24/7 news cycle, with an emphasis on in-depth explanations of why stories matter and following them through to the end.

Example

Welcome to slow travel, which comes to seem ever more tempting in an age of acceleration.

Synonyms and related words
careful cautious thorough
11

used to describe something which is done more carefully and over a longer period of time in order to improve its quality and obtain other benefits

Example

Slow journalism developed as a reaction to the 24/7 news cycle, with an emphasis on in-depth explanations of why stories matter and following them through to the end.

Definition slow in American English

Related Words

Words related to slow:

be about it (phrase) be off the mark (phrase) be on the uptake (phrase) be slow going (phrase) off to a etc. start (phrase) clock (noun) slow (phrase) go slow (phrase) go-slow (noun) slow (adjective) slow (verb) slow (adverb) slow burn (noun) slow city (noun) slow down (phrasal verb) slow fashion (noun) slow food (noun) slow holiday (noun) slow jam (noun) slow motion (noun) slow off the (phrase) slow roll (noun) slow travel (noun) slow TV (noun) slow-witted (adjective) start slow (phrase) the slow lane (noun)