slow

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsləʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sloʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slō)

Inflections of 'slow' (adv):
slower
adv comparative
slowest
adv superlative
Inflections of 'slow' (adj):
slower
adj comparative
slowest
adj superlative

Collocations for "slow"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "slow" in context.

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slow

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. have slow [breathing, movements]
  2. was slow in [responding, coming, paying]
  3. can be slow at [times, first]
  4. slow and steady wins the race
  5. a slow and painful [death, existence]
  6. a slow [match, driver, movie]
  7. the slowest [runner, animal, student]
  8. [walk, run, jog] at a slow pace
  9. [moved, happened] in slow motion
  10. slow [growth, pace]
  11. it is a (very) slow process
  12. your speed is too slow
  13. at a slower [pace, speed]
  14. a slow [child, student]
  15. is slow to [learn, finish, improve]
  16. was slow on the uptake
  17. [business, sales] had been slow (lately)
  18. [my watch, the clock] is five minutes slow
  19. was [a little, relatively, increasingly, extremely] slow
v
  1. slowed to a [stop, standstill, crawl, halt]
  2. the [traffic, cars, vehicle, truck] slowed (down)
  3. slow to [avoid, prevent]
  4. slow down
  5. slowed down to [10 mph]
  6. the [injury, rain, traffic] slowed me (down)
  7. my computer is slowed down by [viruses, functions, malware]
  8. slow down and [enjoy, appreciate]
  9. slow up a bit
  10. is slowing me [down, up]
  11. slow your [breathing, heart rate]
  12. slow your [pace, movements, steps]
  13. slow the [process, progression, development, growth, rate]
  14. the [process] was slowed by
  15. the [process] has slowed (down)
  16. slowed [by 2%, in the 3rd quarter]
  17. slowed and [stopped, reversed, halted, turned]
  18. slowed [considerably, quickly, somewhat, dramatically]
additional examples
  1. slowed to a [stop, standstill, crawl, halt]
  2. have slow [breathing, movements]
  3. the [traffic, cars, vehicle, truck] slowed (down)
  4. was slow in [responding, coming, paying]
  5. slow to [avoid, prevent]
  6. can be slow at [times, first]
  7. slow down
  8. slow and steady wins the race
  9. slowed down to [10 mph]
  10. a slow and painful [death, existence]
  11. the [injury, rain, traffic] slowed me (down)
  12. a slow [match, driver, movie]
  13. my computer is slowed down by [viruses, functions, malware]
  14. the slowest [runner, animal, student]
  15. slow down and [enjoy, appreciate]
  16. [walk, run, jog] at a slow pace
  17. slow up a bit
  18. [moved, happened] in slow motion
  19. is slowing me [down, up]
  20. slow [growth, pace]
  21. slow your [breathing, heart rate]
  22. it is a (very) slow process
  23. slow your [pace, movements, steps]
  24. your speed is too slow
  25. slow the [process, progression, development, growth, rate]
  26. at a slower [pace, speed]
  27. the [process] was slowed by
  28. a slow [child, student]
  29. the [process] has slowed (down)
  30. is slow to [learn, finish, improve]
  31. slowed [by 2%, in the 3rd quarter]
  32. was slow on the uptake
  33. slowed and [stopped, reversed, halted, turned]
  34. [business, sales] had been slow (lately)
  35. slowed [considerably, quickly, somewhat, dramatically]
  36. [my watch, the clock] is five minutes slow
  37. was [a little, relatively, increasingly, extremely] slow
  38. slow-moving [vehicle, traffic, pedestrian]
  39. a slow-motion [camera, replay, setting]
'slow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
May - aging - amazing - beat - blaze - blur - breath - burn - burning - business - clap - computer - connection - conversion - cooker - cop - cowboy - crawl - creep - dance - deliberate - depress - developer - down - download - drain - drainage - drip - driving - drop - dye - ever - fast - feed - flow - flowing - grind - growth - heat - internet - jog - lane - lap - learn - lengthy - lens - march - memory - mind - morning

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