slow
adjective
moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity.
slows
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present tense formof slow (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Anything that slows the home industry, so the argument goes, only helps the other side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Young workers in the US are also struggling with a tight jobs market, external as hiring slows.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Released in August, the band’s most recent album, “Everything’s Falling,” is a snarling, noisy and melodic rock joyride that rarely, if ever, slows down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“It’s hard to argue with this story,” unless the Fed ends up aggressively raising interest rates and slows the economy down, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
When at last the flow of my words slows and thins, when I have recounted the final chapter, silence comes.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
