slow
adjective
moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity.
was slowing
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past progressiveof slow.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The reading suggested the world's number one economy was slowing, though traders welcomed the prospect the Federal Reserve will hold off hiking borrowing costs for the time being.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was my mind that was slowing, something he called “time dilation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
“He was the same, the essence of the same Joe Biden, but yeah, he was slowing down. He was getting older,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Powell refused to cut rates until he saw evidence that inflation was slowing.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
The tro.tro, now almost empty, was slowing down.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
