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slow-mo

American  
[sloh-moh] / ˈsloʊˈmoʊ /
Or slo-mo

noun

Informal.
  1. slow motion.


slow-mo British  
/ ˈsləʊˌməʊ /

noun

  1. informal short for slow motion

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It was the sort of catch that looks like a catch to everyone at the stadium—“That will stand, that is definitely a touchdown,” Romo opined—and only turns weird with repeated, granular slow-mo video forensics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

"Just like slow-mo cameras reveal details about movement, breaking our data into small time pieces allows us to see how the GRB changes and learn more."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2023

“He didn’t mean to. He apologized to me. When you slow-mo it, it looks a lot worse than what it was.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2022

Once “Crowd” has introduced these modes, though, it stalls, reverting to slow-mo again and again with diminishing returns.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Then there’s the “Clockwork Orange”-style slow-mo stroll down the street Beard and the fans take while wearing new duds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2022