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slowness
[sloh-nis]
noun
the slow rate of movement of something; lack of speed or rapidity.
lack of intelligence; poor ability to perceive, understand, realize, etc.; dullness.
lack of activity or energy; the quality of not being busy; slackness.
the quality of being unexciting or uninteresting; boring or draggy quality.
the quality of being gradual, deliberate, or unhurried.
the fact or state of falling behind the standard time, as of a clock.
Example Sentences
Many viewers complained about the slowness of early episodes — and Duke was not happy with its prominence among the highly flawed Ratliff family — but given the show’s enormous success, perhaps some backlash was inevitable.
Adapting to the slowness of the pitch, he played none of his trademark dabs to third man, instead pouncing to whip through the leg side any time England dropped short.
The party was launched in 2015, following conversations between Mayer and Toksvig in which they shared their "impatience with the slowness of change" on women's issues.
Currently, people with Parkinson's are treated with dopamine replacement therapy after they have already developed symptoms, such as tremor, slowness of movement and gait, and memory problems.
George Broyles: Their slowness to research dates back to 1989, when the National Wildfire Coordinating Group recommended that research needed to be done.
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