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  • slow march — noun A march at a slow pace • • • Main Entry: ↑slow * * * n. [in sing.] a military marching pace approximately half the speed of the quick march …   Useful english dictionary

  • slow-footed — slow footedly, adv. slow footedness, n. /sloh foot id/, adj. proceeding at a slow pace. [1635 45] * * * …   Universalium

  • slow-spo|ken — «SLOH SPOH kuhn», adjective. speaking at a slow pace: »a slow spoken man with a brooding look (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pace — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 one step VERB + PACE ▪ take, walk ▪ Take two paces forward. ▪ step back ▪ Step back three paces. PREPO …   Collocations dictionary

  • pace — I n. rate of movement 1) to set the pace 2) to keep pace with 3) to change pace; to slacken the pace 4) a brisk, fast, rapid; even, steady; frantic, hectic; grueling, killing pace 5) a slack, slow, sluggish; snail s ( extremely slow ) pace 6) at… …   Combinatory 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

  • pace — 01. It is amazing to see the [pace] of runners in an Olympic marathon. I couldn t run that fast for even 1 mile. 02. I started out too fast in the race, and couldn t keep up the [pace]. 03. You need to [pace] yourself during the race; otherwise,… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • slow — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 a taking a relatively long time to do a thing or cover a distance (also foll. by of: slow of speech). b not quick; acting or moving or done without speed. 2 gradual; obtained over a length of time (slow growth). 3 not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • slow — slowly, adv. slowness, n. /sloh/, adj., slower, slowest, adv., slower, slowest, v. adj. 1. moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train. 2. characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace. 3. taking or requiring …   Universalium

  • slow — [[t]sloʊ[/t]] adj. and adv. slow•er, slow•est, v. 1) moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed: a slow train[/ex] 2) characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace[/ex] 3) taking or requiring a comparatively long time 4) gradual:… …   From formal English to slang

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