slow
adjective
moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity.
have been slowing
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present perfect progressiveof slow.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The industry raised $43 billion in fresh capital last year, though those inflows have been slowing in recent months, Stanger data shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, the growth in refunds issued have been slowing in recent weeks, from 23% in the sixth week of tax season to 20% in the eighth, “implying refunds may be peaking,” BofA analysts wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
The palpable fear from campaigners like Mr Russell is that just as technology has been speeding up, hard-fought moves to put safety first have been slowing down.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2025
Price increases have been slowing down: Friday’s Personal Consumption Expenditures report also showed that overall inflation held steady at 3.4 percent in September.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
The extent and the pace of change have been slowing down since the early 1960s, and some aspects of the old social order were beginning to reemerge, although in different forms.
From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier
