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• slow off the mark — If people are slow off the mark, they are slow to respond or act in a situation …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• slow — [[t]slo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦♦ slower, slowest, slows, slowing, slowed 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is slow moves, happens, or is done without much speed. The traffic is heavy and slow... Electric whisks should be used on a slow speed. ...slow, regular… …   English dictionary

• slow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, dramatically, markedly, noticeably, sharply, significantly ▪ Sales have slowed down quite markedly. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• slow*/*/*/ — [sləʊ] adj I 1) not moving or happening fast This bus is really slow.[/ex] a long slow walk to the top of the hill[/ex] She s a slow worker, but reliable.[/ex] Progress has been painfully slow (= very slow).[/ex] The government has been slow to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• respond — verb 1) they do not respond to questions Syn: answer, reply to, make a response to, make a rejoinder to 2) No , she responded Syn: say in response, answer, reply, rejoin, retort, riposte, counter …   Thesaurus of popular words

• respond — verb 1) they do not respond to questions Syn: answer, reply, write back, come back, rejoin, retort, riposte, counter 2) they were slow to respond Syn: react, reciprocate, retaliate …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• respond — verb 1 react ADVERB ▪ immediately, instantly ▪ promptly, quickly, rapidly, swiftly ▪ slowly ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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