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1 a slow movement or action does not happen fasta long slow walk to the top of the hill A slow smile spread across her face. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe slow movement 1a used for describing something that is moving or that moves in this wayMost large lorries are slow and difficult to drive. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe slow movement
2 taking a long timeSelecting the best candidate is a slow process. painfully slow (=very slow): Progress has been painfully slow. Synonyms and related words
Existing or continuing for a long time 2a used for saying that someone or something is not fast enoughI need a new laptop – this one’s really slow. slow to do something: My boss is always slow to tell us about changes in the schedule. slow in/about doing something: They’re usually pretty slow in returning my phone calls. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe slow movement Synonyms and related words
Describing things which are not developing well
3 not intelligent, so that you need a lot of time to understand simple thingsMy teachers thought I was a slow learner. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe unintelligent people silly idiotic unintelligent 4 not busy, exciting, or full of activityThe first part of the film is very slow. The weeks after Christmas are usually fairly slow in most shops. Synonyms and related words
Not interesting or exciting 5 a watch or clock that is slow shows a time that is earlier than the correct timeYour watch is 15 minutes slow. Synonyms and related words
Telling the time by a clock 0900/1300 etc hours about advanced 6 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
Cameras and photographic equipment analogue camera aperture body camera 7 a slow oven is operating at a very low temperatureCook in a very slow oven for 2 hours. Synonyms and related words
Machines and equipment used for cooking 8 only before nounused 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 benefitsSlow 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. Welcome to slow travel, which comes to seem ever more tempting in an age of acceleration. Synonyms and related words
The origin of this new sense of slow lies with the expression slow food as described above, coined in 1986 by activist Carlo Petrini as a play on fast food when campaigning against the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant near the Spanish steps in Rome. Petrini went on to found the international Slow Food Movement, which is now active in 150 countries across the world. Read more
9 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 benefitsSlow 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. Submitted by:
Kerry on 25/08/2015
The origin of this new sense of slow lies with the expression slow food as described above, coined in 1986 by activist Carlo Petrini as a play on fast food when campaigning against the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant near the Spanish steps in Rome. Petrini went on to found the international Slow Food Movement, which is now active in 150 countries across the world. Read more
be slow going feel/be slow slow off the mark/blocks slow
1 a slow movement or action does not happen fasta long slow walk to the top of the hill A slow smile spread across her face. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe slow movement 1a used for describing something that is moving or that moves in this wayMost large trucks are slow and difficult to drive. painfully slow (=very slow): Traffic was painfully slow today on the way home. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe slow movement
2 taking a long timeSelecting the best candidate is a slow process. painfully slow (=very slow): Progress has been painfully slow. Synonyms and related words
Existing or continuing for a long time 2a used for saying that someone or something is not fast enoughI need a new laptop – this one’s really slow. slow to do something: My boss is always slow to tell us about changes in the schedule. slow in/about doing something: They’re usually pretty slow in returning my phone calls. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe slow movement Synonyms and related words
Describing things which are not developing well
3 not intelligent, so that you need a lot of time to understand simple thingsMy teachers thought I was a slow learner. Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe unintelligent people silly idiotic unintelligent 4 not busy, exciting, or full of activityThe first part of the movie is very slow. The weeks after Christmas are usually fairly slow in most stores. Synonyms and related words
Not interesting or exciting 5 music that is slow is played without much speed or energy Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe music or musical instruments 6 a slow road or part of a road is one where you cannot travel fast Synonyms and related words
Describing roads, paths and areas of land 7 a watch or clock that is slow shows a time that is earlier than the correct timeYour watch is 15 minutes slow. Synonyms and related words
Telling the time by a clock 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
Cameras and photographic equipment analogue camera aperture ASA 9 a slow oven is operating at a very low temperatureAdd the nuts and cook in a very slow oven for 2 hours. Synonyms and related words
Machines and equipment used for cooking 10 only before nounused 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 benefitsSlow 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. Welcome to slow travel, which comes to seem ever more tempting in an age of acceleration. Synonyms and related words
The origin of this new sense of slow lies with the expression slow food as described above, coined in 1986 by activist Carlo Petrini as a play on fast food when campaigning against the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant near the Spanish steps in Rome. Petrini went on to found the international Slow Food Movement, which is now active in 150 countries across the world. Read more
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 benefitsSlow 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. Submitted by:
Kerry on 25/08/2015
The origin of this new sense of slow lies with the expression slow food as described above, coined in 1986 by activist Carlo Petrini as a play on fast food when campaigning against the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant near the Spanish steps in Rome. Petrini went on to found the international Slow Food Movement, which is now active in 150 countries across the world. Read more
be slow going feel/be slow slow off the blocks/mark slow
adverbinformal UK /sləʊ/ 1 at a slow speedHurry up! You’re driving too slow. Could you speak a little slower, please? a line of slow-moving traffic Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe slow movement
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adverbinformal US /sloʊ/ 1 at a slow speedHurry up! You’re driving too slow. Could you speak a little slower, please? a line of slow-moving traffic Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe slow movement
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verb intransitive/transitive UK /sləʊ/ 1 slow or slow downif you slow something, or if it slows, you reduce the speed at which it happensDrugs can slow the progress of the disease. Synonyms and related words 1a if you slow someone or something, or if they slow, you reduce the speed at which they moveAn accident is slowing traffic on the M40. I ran for a while and then slowed to a walk. slow to a crawl/halt: Heavy fog forced drivers to slow to a crawl. Synonyms and related words
2 if you slow something, or if it slows, you reduce the level or amount of itInflation slowed significantly in the 1990s. Several factors combined to slow consumer spending last month. Synonyms and related words Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
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verb intransitive/transitive US /sloʊ/ 1 if you slow something, or if it slows, you reduce the level or amount of itInflation slowed significantly in the 1990s. Several factors combined to slow consumer spending last month. Synonyms and related words Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value 2 slow or slow downif you slow something, or if it slows, you reduce the speed at which it happensDrugs can slow the progress of the disease. Synonyms and related words 2a if you slow someone or something, or if they slow, you reduce the speed at which they moveAn accident is slowing traffic on the Santa Monica freeway. I ran for a while and then slowed to a walk. slow to a crawl/halt: Heavy fog forced drivers to slow to a crawl. Synonyms and related words
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