slow-timev.

Brit.

/ˈsləʊtʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈsloʊˌtaɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: slow time n.

Etymology: < slow time n.

transitive. To run (a machine) at a deliberately slow rate: spec. (in later use) to operate (a new or overhauled aircraft or engine) at low speed to test and ready it for use (now chiefly historical).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > new machinery or equipment

slow-time1898

bench-test1947

1898 Engin. Mag. 16 105 The late engineers' strike, the crux of which may be said to have been a resolute attempt to slow-time the machinery.

1944 Mil. Affairs 8 277 It is to be remembered that some of these pilots had had less than ten hours' experience slow-timing P-40s in Brisbane.

2006 H. P. Schrader Sisters in Arms (e-book ed.) xi Slow-timing engines required different skills and resulted in different adventures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	slow-time
释义	slow-timev. Brit. /ˈsləʊtʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈsloʊˌtaɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: slow time n. Etymology: < slow time n. transitive. To run (a machine) at a deliberately slow rate: spec. (in later use) to operate (a new or overhauled aircraft or engine) at low speed to test and ready it for use (now chiefly historical). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > new machinery or equipment slow-time1898 bench-test1947 1898 Engin. Mag. 16 105 The late engineers' strike, the crux of which may be said to have been a resolute attempt to slow-time the machinery. 1944 Mil. Affairs 8 277 It is to be remembered that some of these pilots had had less than ten hours' experience slow-timing P-40s in Brisbane. 2006 H. P. Schrader Sisters in Arms (e-book ed.) xi Slow-timing engines required different skills and resulted in different adventures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1898
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