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Collocations for slow - verb

ADVERB

considerably, dramatically, markedly, noticeably, sharply, significantly
Sales have slowed down quite markedly.
barely, hardly
The roadblocks hardly slowed them at all.
a little, slightly, etc.
gradually
eventually, finally
deliberately
She very deliberately slowed her steps.
down, up
Slow down a little!

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VERB + slow

begin to
try to
Rachel tried to slow her breathing.
be expected to
Economic growth is expected to slow.
seem to
Time seemed to slow down as she fell.

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PHRASES

slow to a crawl, slow to a snail's pace, slow to a walk
I was nearing West Road when the traffic slowed to a crawl.
slow to a halt, slow to a standstill, slow to a stop
The two of them had slowed almost to a stop.
slow to a trickle
The flow of people into the building slowed to a trickle.
slow your pace
Bill slowed his pace to allow her to catch up with him.

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Collocations for slow - adj.

VERBS

be, prove, seem
remain

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
incredibly, remarkably
considerably, noticeably, significantly
My computer is noticeably slower than before.
He was noticeably slow 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 slow.
notoriously
Civil court proceedings are notoriously slow.

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PREPOSITION

at
They are extremely slow at reaching decisions.

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PHRASES

slow and steady
She is showing a slow and steady improvement in her reading ability.

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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

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