slow
adjective
moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity.
Example Sentences
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“Consumer agents seem to have been a bit slower to take off in the West,” McPadden said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
But at nearly 0.3 seconds slower in qualifying, and with the pace Verstappen has shown all weekend, Hamilton's mindset on Saturday was to "just try my best to hold on to him tomorrow".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
In the meantime, passengers will have to take longer alternate routes or switch to slower buses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Poultry was also associated with slower ventricular enlargement, along with a slower decline in grey matter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
All his favorites, chording slower and slower, quieter and quieter.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
