slow
adjective
moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity.
Example Sentences
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A tiny organ in Germany offers the world’s slowest concert.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Home prices rose 0.7% year over year in March, the slowest rate of growth since June of 2023.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
The U.S. is experiencing one of the slowest rates of hiring in history, especially during a period of economic expansion.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Eurozone businesses reported that their input costs rose at the slowest pace since the outbreak of the conflict, and they in turn increased their prices at a slower pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
She’d even joined the toad racing team and gotten stuck with the slowest, crankiest toad of the lot.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
