slow definition

1. become slow or slower
• examples: Production slowed
2. cause to proceed more slowly
• examples: The illness slowed him down
3. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
• examples: a slow walker
• examples: the slow lane of traffic
• examples: her steps were slow
• examples: he was slow in reacting to the news
• examples: slow but steady growth
4. at a slow tempo
• examples: the band played a slow waltz
5. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
• examples: the clock is slow
6. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
• examples: he spoke slowly
• examples: go easy here--the road is slippery
• examples: glaciers move tardily
• examples: please go slow so I can see the sights