slow - use in sentences

Object

  • progression: It hadn't been too slow a progression from cold to enraptured and the show really flew along.
  • onset: Completing a sudoku puzzle requires patience and logical ability and has been proven to slow the onset of dementia.
  • pace: But their slowed pace gave her time to study her peers closer.
  • traffic: Now, several ' pinch point crossing spaces ' serve to slow traffic by reducing flow to a single lane.

Adjective complement

  • down.: This causes many of the body's functions to slow down. ) What are the symptoms of hyperthyroidism?
  • gastric: In labor the administration of opioids markedly slows gastric emptying.

Modifies a noun

  • pace: Away from the bustling crowds on the main beaches you can enjoy a slower pace.
  • motion: They're not just ' cheesy ' slow motion to music which drags on for ages.
  • speed: Chop the 2nd tomato into bite size pieces at slow speed stirring with the tamper.
  • connection: Users with slower connections can also download individual chapters in Adobe Acrobat format by using the links on the left hand side.
  • progress: Slow progress onwards to Valley enabled a further shot on its approach to the station stop.
  • tempo: The dhrupad style is characterized by its somber, dignified and devotional mood, its slow tempo and gradual melodic development.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: They are expected to slow down further over the next four months.

Particle object: down_obj

  • digestion: It slows down digestion and absorption allowing the body to deal with nutrients at a relatively steady rate.
  • pace: After that the experienced Gutierrez slowed down the pace and fought his way back into the match.

Infinitive complement

  • react: However the goal did come on 28 minutes when City were again a little slow to react to a corner.
  • respond: Why has the World Bank been slow to respond to the MA?
  • load: It is also pretty slow to load back up again.
  • adapt: In practice, EC Delegations and ACP governments have been slow to adapt to the new participatory approach.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • down: Slow down your approach speed on your last few steps.

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