be slow

Frequency: 9.5200.0 per million words

The most common way to state that something has the quality of being slow.

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Examples (10)

  • The old car is noticeably slow to start on cold mornings.
  • He was slow to understand the complex instructions.
  • The company's growth has been slow in recent years.
  • She is slow to anger, but a formidable opponent when provoked.
  • The internet connection is extremely slow today.
  • His reactions were slow after the accident.
  • The process of healing can be slow and painful.
  • They are often slow to adapt to new technologies.
  • The judicial system can sometimes be notoriously slow.
  • My progress in learning the piano has been slow but steady.