slowly
adverb /ˈsləʊli/
/ˈsləʊli/
Idioms - 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. 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
- Can you speak slower/more slowly?
Oxford Collocations DictionarySlowly is used with these verbs:- accumulate
- adjust
- advance
- …
Idioms
slowly but surely
- making slow but definite progress
- We'll get there slowly but surely.