slowly

[US]/'sləuli/
[UK]/ˈslolɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. at a leisurely pace; steadily and carefully.

Phrases & Collocations

slowly but surely

Example Sentences

The snake slowly uncoiled.

Read slowly and loudly.

The coast is slowly eroding.

the truck was grinding slowly up the hill.

she spoke slowly and without inflection.

he began to drive slowly past the houses.

helium leaking slowly from the balloon.

the goulash was simmering slowly in the oven.

the new church began, slowly but surely, to grow.

she slowly unsealed the envelope.

developed the flavor slowly;

The ship slowly righted again.

Woolens move slowly in the summer.

Smoke curls slowly from the chimney.

A plan was slowly -ting in my mind.

oar slowly across the river

We’ll go slowly to begin with.

And as your pain is slowly easin,

Slowly but surely spring returns.

Real-world Examples

Then we walked more slowly into the church.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

You are mistaken. I write rather slowly.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

They were walking more slowly than us.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

Any reason you were driving so slowly?

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

Bellatrix lowered her hood more slowly.

Source: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Does it start suddenly or build up slowly?

Source: Doctor-Patient Conversation in English

But she said people should take things slowly.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Scientists say it's always done that slowly.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation March 2019

Others might want to take it more slowly.

Source: National Parks of the United States

They also tend to make decisions more slowly.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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