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slow

(sl/oU/ )

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time(adj.all)

Example:
A slow walker.
The slow lane of traffic.
Her steps were slow.
He was slow in reacting to the news.
Slow but steady growth.

Antonym:
fast

source: wordnet30
at a slow tempo(adj.all)

Example:
The band played a slow waltz.

source: wordnet30
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time(adj.all)

Example:
The clock is slow.

source: wordnet30
Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion.(adjective)

source: webster1913

lose velocity; move more slowly(verb.change)

Synonym:
decelerate, retard, slow down, slow up
Antonym:
accelerate, quicken, speed, speed up

source: wordnet30
become slow or slower(verb.change)

Example:
Production slowed.

Synonym:
slack, slacken, slow down, slow up

source: wordnet30
cause to proceed more slowly(verb.change)

Example:
The illness slowed him down.

Synonym:
slow down, slow up

source: wordnet30
To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.(verb)

source: webster1913
To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.(verb)

source: webster1913