slow-moving

adjective

Moving slowly.

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adjectiveslow-moving (comparative slower-moving or more slow-moving, superlative slowest-moving or most slow-moving)

comparative slower-moving · comparative more slow-moving · superlative slowest-moving · superlative most slow-moving · alternative slowmoving

  1. Moving slowly.

    Due to open by December 2021, it will enable slow-moving freight trains to travel on a dedicated route beneath the ECML, eliminating the need for them to traverse the three running lines of the ECML on the level.

    2020 June 17, “Network News: Werrington dive-under: TBM breaks through”, in Rail, page 20
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    The merchandise trains of the future will be able to pace the average day and night express without significant loss of track utilisation, but where quadruple track does not exist it may be necessary to seek alternative routes for the slower-moving coal and heavy mineral traffic.

    1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67

    Synonyms: sullen · Antonyms: fast-moving

  2. Of or relating to a situation in which events unfold in slow succession.
  3. businessOf a product or service, that is sold slowly.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMoving slowly.

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adjectivemoving slowly

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Māori pūtumu, taitu
  • pūtumutravelling at a slow speed
  • taitutravelling at a slow speed
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APA

slow-moving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow-moving

MLA

“slow-moving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow-moving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slow-moving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow-moving.

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