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slow Idiom

a slow day

not productive, not many customers Tuesday is a slow day in the car market - very few sales.

as slow as a dead snail

unbeatable in slowness He writes as slow as a dead snail, only a word or two per day!

as slow as molasses in January

only a dead snail is slower The building approached its completion as slow as molasses in January.

slow as a dead snail

(See as slow as a dead snail)

slow as molasses...

(See as slow as molasses in January)

slow day

a day with few customers, a day with little activity We had another slow day at the theatre - only six customers!

slow down

go slower, ease up Please slow down for the bumps. You're driving too fast.

slowpoke

a person who is working slower than the others "I'm a slowpoke! I've done only one question; you've done six!"

as slowly as old people fuck

very slowly

get off slim-slow

to lose weight

slow

1. unfashionable
2. of places, dull, boring
3. of people, dull, lifeless
4. see slow your roll

slow-ass

slow

slow your roll

(interj) slow down whatever you are doing

slow burn

a slowly increasing feeling of anger 渐渐的发怒
The boys kept teasing John，and watched him do a slow burn．男孩们一直戏弄约翰，看他逐渐愤怒起来。
Her slow burn ended when I explained everything that led to the misundersanding．我讲明误会的来由后，她脸上的愠色渐渐退去。

slow in one's wits

stupid；dull愚笨
He is somewhat slow in his wits．他有点笨。

slow up

1．（cause to） go more slowly（使）放慢速度
The truck slowed up as it approached the toll gate．临近收费门时，卡车减了速。
He's over sixty， but he shows no signs of slowing up．他年逾六旬，但并不衰老迟钝。
2．（of business）become less busy （生意）变得清淡
Business slows up at the stores after Christmas．圣诞节后商店的生意就清淡下来。

take it slow

Idiom(s): take it slow

Theme: SPEED

to move or go slowly. (Informal.)
• The road is rough, so take it slow.
• This book is very hard to read, and I have to take it slow.

slowly but surely

Idiom(s): slow(ly) but sure(ly)

Theme: SLOWLY

slowly but with a purpose; slowly and deliberately. (The expression without the -ly is informal. Fixed order.)
• Slowly but surely, the little train reached the top of the mountain.
• Progress was slow but sure. Someday we would be finished.

slow on the draw

Idiom(s): slow on the draw AND slow on the uptake

Theme: THOUGHT

slow to figure something out; slow-thinking.
• Holly didn't get the joke because she's sort of slow on the draw.
• Bill—who's slow on the uptake—didn't get the joke until it was explained to him.

Slow and steady wins the race

Idiom(s): Slow and steady wins the race

Theme: DETERMINATION

A proverb meaning that deliberateness and determination will lead to success, or (literally) a reasonable pace will win a race.
• I worked my way through college in six years. Now I know what they mean when they say, "Slow and steady wins the race."
• Ann won the race because she started off slowly and established a good pace. The other runners tried to sprint the whole distance,
and they tired out before the final lap. Ann's trainer said, "You see! I told you! Slow and steady wins the race."

slow on the uptake

Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

Listen carefully before speaking.

Slow boat to China

This idiom is used to describe something that is very slow and takes a long time.

Slow but sure

If something or someone is slow but sure, they may take their time to do something, but they are reliable.

Slower than molasses going uphill in January

(USA) To move extremely slowly. Molasses drips slowly anyway but add January cold and gravity, dripping uphill would be an impossibility, thereby making the molasses move very slowly indeed!

Slowly, slowly catchy monkey

This means that eventually you will achieve your goal.

a slow dance

a slow, romantic dance: "She had a slow dance with Tony."

slow burn|burn|slow

n., informal A slowly increasing feeling of anger. The boys kept teasing John, and watched him do a slow burn. Barbara's slow burn ended only when Mary explained the misunderstanding.

slow down|slow

v. phr. To go more slowly than usual. The road was slippery, so Mr. Jones slowed down the car. Pat once could run a mile in five minutes, but now that he's older he's slowing down.
Compare: LET UP². STEP DOWN.
Antonym: SPEED UP.

slow on the draw|draw|on the draw|slow

adj. phr. Not very smart; having difficulty figuring things out. Poor Eric doesn't get very good grades in physics; when it comes to problem-solving, he is rather slow on the draw.

slow up|slow

v. 1. To go more slowly. The truck slowed up as it approached the toll gate. Construction on the road slows up traffic. 2. To become less busy. Business slows up at the stores after Christmas.

slowdown

n. A period of lesser activity, usually in the economic sphere. We all hope the current slowdown in the economy will soon be over.

standard time|slow|slow time|standard|time

n. Clock time that is set by law or agreement in a country or in part of a country; especially, in the United States: the clock time used between fall and spring, which is an hour slower than the time used in the summer.

Abbreviation ST. When we go to bed Saturday night, we will set our clocks back an hour, because Sunday we will be on standard time again. Next week it will get dark an hour earlier, because we will be on standard time.
Antonym: DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME.

mills of the gods grind slowly

mills of the gods grind slowly
One's destiny is inevitable even if it takes considerable time to arrive. For example, I'm sure he'll be wealthy one day, though the mills of the gods grind slowly. This expression comes from ancient Greek, translated as “The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind small.” In English it appeared in George Herbert's Jacula Prudentum (1640) as “God's mill grinds slow but sure.”

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