Used in a Sentence

slower

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for slower.

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This should get you started on why the trend is to build slower lighter more manueverable airfraft...

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Quick take

That which slows.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of slower gathered in one view.

noun

That which slows.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for slower.

noun

That which slows.

Example sentences

1

This should get you started on why the trend is to build slower lighter more manueverable airfraft...

2

I haven't seen any rejoinders to that document that contradict the fact that you pay for parametric polymorphism with either slower compilation or slower runtime.

3

This should be a slower process, evaluating the longer-term health of people who truly use it to replace their food.

4

Do they expect to reach parity by, say, 1.6 or will it always be slower?

5

Have you ever tried to figure out why your site is 6ms slower?

6

Practically speaking path tracing is going to give you a more real to life image at the expense of a slower rendering process.

7

I'm not sure why, possibly a cache lookup is still slower than reading the style info out of the same page.

8

Correct - its a slower process but it can be done.

9

Lean and slower metabolism ppl can put a sweater on.

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> I haven't seen any rejoinders to that document that contradict the fact that you pay for parametric polymorphism with either slower compilation or slower runtime.

11

Also installing extensions on Firefox can effect the browser performance, so the more extensions you use more often your browser will crash and slower it will get.

12

In Pypy, atLeast2 is 1.9x slower than atLeast4.

Quote examples

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I propose the following law: "The size of web pages must expand so that, regardless of CPU and bandwidth improvements, a page will load slower than a Usenet post on a 9.6kbps modem in 1993."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use slower in a sentence?

This should get you started on why the trend is to build slower lighter more manueverable airfraft...

What does slower mean?

That which slows.

What part of speech is slower?

slower is commonly used as noun.