March 30, 2016

slow

The word "slow" is the oppposite of "fast." Use this adjective to describe movement, time, and progress. The adverb form of this word is "slowly."

• A turtle is slow.
• A turtle moves slowly.
• I got behind a slow truck.
• The truck was moving slowly.
• It has been a slow day.
• The meeting was agonizingly slow.
• The speaker spoke slowly in order to avoid making mistakes.
• Slow and steady wins the race. (This is a proverb. It means that if you take your time and don’t try to go to quickly, you will succeed.)

A turtle moves slowly.

This word can also be used as a verb, usually with the preposition "down."

• Slow down.
• The car slowed down and came to a stop.
• When the economy slows down, that means there might be a recession.
• Production at the factory has been slowing down lately.

The comparative form of this adjective is made by adding "er" to "slow."

• Tom is slower than his brother.
• This car is slower than the other car we drove.
• An old computer is much slower than a new computer.

The comparative form of the adverb is made by adding "more" to "slowly." However, you will also hear "slower" used as an adverb–which is okay.

• Toms runs more slowly than his brother. He runs slower.
• This car goes more slowly than the other car we drove. This car goes slower.
• An old computer operates more slowly than a new computer. An old computer processes information slower than a new one.

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