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slow

The clock on the wall is slow.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Moving or operating at a low speed; not fast: Taking a longer than average amount of time to move, happen, or be done.
    • Not quick to understand, learn, or respond; lacking intellectual acuity: Describing a person who takes more time than usual to comprehend or react.
    • Lacking in activity, liveliness, or interest; dull: Describing a period, event, or thing that is boring or not brisk.
    • (Of a clock or watch) Showing a time earlier than the correct time: Indicating a time that is behind the actual time.

  2. Adverb:

    • At a slow speed; slowly: Used to describe the manner of an action performed with little speed. (Note: 'slow' is sometimes used informally where 'slowly' is standard.)

  3. Verb:

    • To reduce the speed of; to cause to move or happen more slowly: To make something proceed at a decreased pace.
    • To become slower; to lose speed: To begin to move or progress at a reduced rate.
Usage and Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The traffic was very slow this morning. (Describing low-speed movement.)
    • He is a slow reader but very thorough. (Describing a person's pace of learning.)
    • Business has been slow this quarter. (Describing a lack of brisk activity.)
    • My watch is five minutes slow. (Describing a timepiece showing an incorrect, earlier time.)

  • Adverb:

    • Please drive slow through the neighborhood. (Informal use describing the manner of driving.)
    • The glue dries slow. (Describing a process that happens gradually.)

  • Verb:

    • The accident slowed the flow of traffic for hours. (Causing something to proceed more slowly.)
    • The economy is beginning to slow. (Becoming slower.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Slow of" (phrase): Used to describe a slowness in a particular faculty or aspect.
    • He is slow of speech but profound in thought.
  • "Slow to" (phrase): Hesitant or reluctant to do something; taking a long time to begin an action or show a reaction.
    • She was slow to anger, but once angry, it was formidable.
    • The government has been slow to act on the crisis.
Variants and Related Words
  • Slowly (adverb): The standard adverb form meaning 'at a slow speed'.
    • He walked slowly down the path.
  • Slowness (noun): The quality or state of being slow.
    • The slowness of the internet connection was frustrating.
  • Slowdown (noun): A reduction in speed or activity.
    • The economic slowdown affected many businesses.
  • Sluggish (adjective): Slow-moving or inactive; a synonym often implying a lack of energy.
    • The river's current was sluggish.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Unhurried, leisurely, gradual, sluggish, tardy, dull, boring, dense, obtuse.
  • Verb: Decelerate, retard, delay, hinder, brake.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Slow down:
    • To reduce speed.
      • The car slowed down as it approached the curve.
    • To become less active or intense.
      • You should slow down and relax more.
    • To cause something to reduce speed.
      • The new policy will slow down inflation.
  • Slow up:
    • To cause a delay or reduction in progress.
      • The construction slowed up traffic.
    • To become slower. (Similar to 'slow down')
      • Production has slowed up this month.
Related Idioms
  • Slow and steady wins the race: Patience and consistent, careful work lead to success.
    • He didn't rush the project, believing that slow and steady wins the race.
  • A slow burn: A state of gradually increasing anger.
    • His rude comments put her in a slow burn.
  • Do a slow take: To react to something with a delayed realization.
    • When he heard the joke, he did a slow take before bursting into laughter.
slow

The clock on the wall is slow.

Adjective
  1. (of business) not active or brisk
    • business is dull (or slow)
    • a sluggish market
  2. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    • a boring evening with uninteresting people
    • the deadening effect of some routine tasks
    • a dull play
    • his competent but dull performance
    • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
    • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is- Edmund Burke
    • tedious days on the train
    • the tiresome chirping of a cricket- Mark Twain
    • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
  3. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
    • the clock is slow
  4. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
    • so dense he never understands anything I say to him
    • never met anyone quite so dim
    • although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick- Thackeray
    • dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
    • he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
    • worked with the slow students
  5. at a slow tempo
    • the band played a slow waltz
  6. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
    • a slow walker
    • the slow lane of traffic
    • her steps were slow
    • he was slow in reacting to the news
    • slow but steady growth
Adverb
  1. of timepieces
    • the clock is almost an hour slow
    • my watch is running behind
  2. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
    • he spoke slowly
    • go easy here--the road is slippery
    • glaciers move tardily
    • please go slow so I can see the sights
Verb
  1. cause to proceed more slowly
    • The illness slowed him down
  2. become slow or slower
    • Production slowed
  3. lose velocity; move more slowly
    • The car decelerated

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