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• slow down — phr verb Slow down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑breathing, ↑business, ↑car, ↑demand, ↑injury, ↑productivity, ↑train Slow down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑expansion, ↑flow, ↑pace, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• slow down/up — reduce one s speed or the speed of a vehicle or process. → slow …   English new terms dictionary

• Slow reading — is the intentional reduction in the speed of reading, carried out to increase comprehension or pleasure. The concept appears to have originated in the study of philosophy and literature as a technique to more fully comprehend and appreciate a… …   Wikipedia

• slow — ► ADJECTIVE 1) moving or capable of moving only at a low speed. 2) lasting or taking a long time. 3) (of a clock or watch) showing a time earlier than the correct time. 4) not prompt to understand, think, or learn. 5) uneventful; showing little… …   English terms dictionary

• slow — slow1 [ slou ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not fast ▸ 2 taking a long time ▸ 3 not intelligent ▸ 4 not busy/exciting ▸ 5 music: at slow speed ▸ 6 about (part of) road ▸ 7 clock: with earlier time ▸ 8 about film/camera ▸ 9 oven: at low temperature ▸ +… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• process — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ gradual, lengthy, long, slow, time consuming ▪ constant, continuous, ongoing ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• slow — 1 adjective 1 MOVE ETC not moving, being done, or happening quickly: a slow train | a slow, smoochy dance at the end of the evening | The computer s just so slow today, isn t it? 2 LONG TIME a) taking a long time or a longer time than usual: With …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Slow motion — This article is about the filmmaking effect. For other uses, see Slow Motion (disambiguation). Slow motion (commonly abbreviated as slowmo) is an effect in film making whereby time appears to be slowed down. It was invented by the Austrian priest …   Wikipedia

• slow — I UK [sləʊ] / US [sloʊ] adjective Word forms slow : adjective slow comparative slower superlative slowest *** 1) a) a slow movement or action does not happen fast a long slow walk to the top of the hill A slow smile spread across her face. b)… …   English dictionary

• slow — ▪ I. slow slow 1 [sləʊ ǁ sloʊ] verb [intransitive, transitive] also slow down to become slower: • Consumer borrowing has slowed noticeably since Jan. 1. • They re delaying sales reports to the factory to slow down shipments of new cars.   [m0] ▪… …   Financial and business terms

• slow — 1. adjective 1) their slow walk home the donkey was annoyingly slow Syn: unhurried, leisurely, steady, sedate, slow moving, downtempo, plodding, dawdling, sluggish, sluggardly, lead footed, poky Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words