adjective
They walked at a slow pace back to the house. Philip has become a little slower in his old age
The church elders have noted a slow decline in moral standards
The slow funeral cortege crept through the streets
I missed the train because my watch is five minutes slow
You were so slow in getting here that everyone has gone
Business is always a bit slow after the holidays
I'm afraid I'm a bit slow when it comes to particle physics
The council has been rather slow in realizing the needs of the community
This town becomes really slow in the autumn, till the tourists reappear in the spring
Even when provoked, Cassie tends to be slow to anger
adverb
He failed his test because he drove too slow
All the trains seem to be running a bit slow tonight
They told him to take things slower or he'd have another heart attack
verb
You'd better slow down before you come to Deadman's Hill
The doctor suggested that at my age I ought to slow down a little
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