: of, relating to, or being movie or video photography in which the action that has been photographed is made to appear to occur slower than it actually occurred
a slow-motion replay
also
: slowly moving
a slow-motion dance
: slow-motion photography
Examples of slow-motion in a Sentence
Noun
The scene was shot in slow motion.
They showed the goal in slow motion.
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Becket Adams, National Review, 12 Jan. 2025
In one novel promotional strategy, a director will hang out in the comments section of YouTube for a few days after a new film is published, creating a kind of slow-motion Q&A that (mostly) stays on track.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 23 Dec. 2024
For many of us in the industrial Midwest, this has been like watching a decades-long train wreck in slow motion.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
From lobbing slow-motion, underhanded softballs of no public interest to failing to seek clarification for unintelligible tirades to ignoring or allowing falsehoods and blatant political spin, the interview serves less as a public service and more as a reminder of ...
—Becket Adams, National Review, 12 Jan. 2025
In one novel promotional strategy, a director will hang out in the comments section of YouTube for a few days after a new film is published, creating a kind of slow-motion Q&A that (mostly) stays on track.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
Imagine running a marathon in slow motion or driving down the coast with the wind in your hair at 15 mph.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 23 Dec. 2024
For many of us in the industrial Midwest, this has been like watching a decades-long train wreck in slow motion.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Slow-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-motion. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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