Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

slow motion

NOUN
slowest possible pace
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

With piles of snow at every intersection and pedestrians moving in slow motion, I regularly bolted ahead and mounted obstacles like a fullback rushing for glory, leaving Sarah somewhere behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Farrell also felt that it should have been reviewed at full speed and not in a slow motion replay.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

This features a life-sized giraffe and a replica of an equestrian statue of Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire, both constantly change shape in slow motion.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Makai Lemon came screaming across the center of the field, gliding past one Michigan State defender, then another, moving as if the world around him were in slow motion.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2025

Then he moved in slow motion and plunked the seedling into the mud.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "slow motion" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com