Used in a Sentence

slowly

How to use slowly in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for slowly.

Editorial note

About 7 hours into their study sessions their brains would start to shut down slowly.

Examples11
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

Meaning at a glance

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

adverb

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

adverb

in music; "Play this lento, please"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for slowly.

adverb

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

adverb

in music; "Play this lento, please"

Example sentences

1

About 7 hours into their study sessions their brains would start to shut down slowly.

2

He would then slowly type a message in a proformat, post that in the channel.

3

When it happens slowly, as it does in these cases, it is hard to see the scale of what is happening.

4

[La Forge goes back to work; Scotty follows slowly]Scotty: Do you mind a little advice?

5

I am slowly working my way up the informal foosball rankings.

6

As the cam rotates, it slowly raises up the hammer, which has tension provided by the spring.

7

The world has slowly become spineless, and when someone like Josh Hwu shows a spine and stands up for what's right a rather large fraction of fellow programmers jump on him.

8

Just like I would be hesitant to throw an unknown datastore into a stable working system without staging, testing, and otherwise slowly integrating it.

9

I have to say, I'm really impressed with Facebook for coming out and making this their issue, instead of just waiting for the applicants and employers to slowly work it out between themselves.

10

What is worse - rolling slowly with the new technology and being blasted as obstructionists, or going head first, and being blasted when the unexpected happens and breaks a bunch of things, or finding a middle ground and making everyone unhappy?

11

Risk management slowly started relenting when they started seeing the profits of its major competitors--and they toyed with the idea of providing subprime loans--but it never really got off the ground before the Financial Crisis.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use slowly in a sentence?

About 7 hours into their study sessions their brains would start to shut down slowly.

What does slowly mean?

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

What part of speech is slowly?

slowly is commonly used as adverb.