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Definition of slowly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

slowly

adverb
 
/ˈsləʊli/
 
/ˈsləʊli/
Idioms
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  1. at a slow speed; not quickly
    • to move/walk/turn slowly
    • Please could you speak more slowly?
    • The boat chugged slowly along.
    • Don't rush into a decision. Take it slowly.
    • ‘I don't really know,’ Anna said slowly.
    • Slowly things began to improve.
    • The film starts slowly, introducing each of the characters and establishing their relationships.
    • He found that life moved slowly in the countryside.
    Which Word? slow / slowlyslow / slowly
    • Slowly is the usual adverb from the adjective slow:
      • She is slowly recovering from the surgery.
      • I ate slowly, enjoying every mouthful.
    • Slow is sometimes used as an adverb in informal language, on road signs, etc. It can also be used to form compounds:
      • Slow. Major road ahead.
      • a slow-acting drug
    • In the comparative both slower and more slowly are used:
      • Can you speak slower/​more slowly?
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySlowly is used with these verbs:
    • accumulate
    • adjust
    • advance
    See full entry
Idioms
slowly but surely
  1. making slow but definite progress
    • We'll get there slowly but surely.
See slowly in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee slowly in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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