slower speed

collocation in English

meaningsofslowandspeed

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slow
adjective
uk
/sləʊ/us
/sloʊ/
moving, happening, or doing something without ...
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speed
noun
uk
/spiːd/us
/spiːd/
how fast ...
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(Definition ofslowandspeedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That reflects theslowerspeedof traffic at those sites.
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Each wheel is controlled by a separate motor; in general the tempo wheel rotates at aslowerspeedthan the pitch wheel.
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It could be that we should have aslowerspeedon some country roads.
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Could he give his examples at a slightlyslowerspeed, as this is a complicated matter?
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It is no good connecting this country for business purposes with aeroplanes of aslowerspeed.
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She would take an electrically-driven tricycle, because it moves at aslowerspeed.
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Their main disadvantage is theslowerspeed.
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They are typically in aslowerspeed(chowka kala).
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In this mode, player moves atslowerspeed.
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There was no instruction whatever that these ships should go at aslowerspeedto save oil.
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To my mind it is clearly desirable to take all the questions outstanding at aslowerspeed.
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Slowerspeedlimits make for sloppy, sleepy driving and lead to the multiple crashes which we are witnessing to-day.
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Importantly, however, the music lacks a regular bass until the refrain (where the bass moves in repeated four-bar units at a muchslowerspeedthan the upper parts).
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The space-time dislocation is a mechanism by which repetitive roll-pair annihilations allow fast rolls to evolve in space t o rolls with aslowerspeedthat appears to be selected.
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Therefore, the motorist at theslowerspeedhas time to manoeuvre himself and also gives time to people to get out of his way.
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The extra weight of the bendy bus gives rise to aslowerspeedand acceleration.
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Slow motion can also be achieved by playing normally recorded footage at aslowerspeed.
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Or should you sail upwind more, to lessen the distance (but atslowerspeed)?
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Theslowerspeedwould have added around 7 minutes to the journey time.
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The output shaft transmits the same torque to the load, but turns at aslowerspeed.
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Gears are also available forslowerspeedoperation at 60, 75 or 100 words-per-minute.
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Due to a bug, the music plays at aslowerspeed.
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Larger routers now have variable speeds and larger bits requireslowerspeed.
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High chip temperature causes more leakage power consumption, higher interconnect resistance andslowerspeedof transistors.
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There is plenty of time available and it should be possible for him to speak at aslowerspeedso that we can understand and comprehend.
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