I.
verb
ADVERB
▪ considerably , dramatically , markedly , noticeably , sharply , significantly
▪
Sales have ~ed down quite markedly.
▪ barely , hardly
▪
The roadblocks hardly ~ed them at all.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ gradually
▪ eventually , finally
▪ deliberately
▪
She very deliberately ~ed her steps.
▪ down , up
▪
Slow down a little!
VERB + SLOW
▪ begin to
▪ try to
▪
Rachel tried to ~ her breathing.
▪ be expected to
▪
Economic growth is expected to ~.
▪ seem to
▪
Time seemed to ~ down as she fell.
PHRASES
▪ ~ to a crawl , ~ to a snail's pace , ~ to a walk
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I was nearing West Road when the traffic ~ed to a crawl.
▪ ~ to a halt , ~ to a standstill , ~ to a stop
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The two of them had ~ed almost to a stop.
▪ ~ to a trickle
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The flow of people into the building ~ed to a trickle.
▪ ~ your pace
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Bill ~ed his pace to allow her to catch up with him.
II.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be , prove , seem
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ incredibly , remarkably
▪ considerably , noticeably , significantly
▪
My computer is noticeably slower than before.
▪
He was noticeably ~ to respond.
▪
I was considerably slower than the other drivers.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ comparatively , relatively
▪ agonizingly , desperately , excruciatingly , frustratingly , painfully , painstakingly
▪
Filming was painfully ~.
▪ notoriously
▪
Civil court proceedings are notoriously ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
They are extremely ~ at reaching decisions.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and steady
▪
She is showing a ~ and steady improvement in her reading ability.
Slow is used with these nouns: ↑ acceleration , ↑ accumulation , ↑ ascent , ↑ ball , ↑ bowler , ↑ bowling , ↑ breath , ↑ build-up , ↑ child , ↑ clap , ↑ climb , ↑ cooking , ↑ crawl , ↑ dance , ↑ dancing , ↑ day , ↑ death , ↑ decay , ↑ decline , ↑ deliberation , ↑ descent , ↑ deterioration , ↑ disintegration , ↑ drawl , ↑ drift , ↑ drip , ↑ erosion , ↑ evolution , ↑ footstep , ↑ fuse , ↑ gait , ↑ growth , ↑ jog , ↑ kiss , ↑ lane , ↑ leak , ↑ learner , ↑ march , ↑ melody , ↑ movement , ↑ onset , ↑ pace , ↑ passage , ↑ procession , ↑ progression , ↑ pulse , ↑ puncture , ↑ rate , ↑ reaction , ↑ reader , ↑ realization , ↑ recovery , ↑ reduction , ↑ response , ↑ rhythm , ↑ rise , ↑ service , ↑ sip , ↑ slide , ↑ song , ↑ speed , ↑ spin , ↑ spread , ↑ start , ↑ starvation , ↑ step , ↑ stride , ↑ stroke , ↑ subsidence , ↑ thaw , ↑ transition , ↑ tread , ↑ trickle , ↑ trot , ↑ walk , ↑ waltz , ↑ worker