slow starter

collocation in English

meaningsofslowandstarter

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slow
adjective
uk
/sləʊ/us
/sloʊ/
moving, happening, or doing something without ...
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starter
noun
uk
/ˈstɑː.tər/us
/ˈstɑːr.t̬ɚ/
a small dish served as the first part of ...
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(Definition ofslowandstarterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslow starter

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I have always regarded cable television as aslowstarterif a starter at all.
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It was aslowstarterin seeing the nature of the problem, but when it had grasped it, it fought for its corner, although it could not win.
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He was said to be a weak child who was spoiled by his mother with the result that he was aslowstarter.
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It may be aslowstarterbut it will pick up phenomenally by positive word of mouth and ultimately go on to become a hit.
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Campillo, known as aslowstarterwho looked sluggish throughout the fight, was hurt early in the third round and staggered into the corner.
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It is aslowstarteruntil it has established itself.
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Slowstarterbut forms large clumps with time.
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Thomas, typically aslowstarter, was livid over his lack of playing time.
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There are the slow starters, the quick starters and the indeterminates.
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The question of houses actually completed, however, is, to some extent, influenced by the past, because, in many cases, local authorities have been slow starters.
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My fellow countrymen may be slow starters, but they are good stayers.
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These systems have the disadvantage that they are slow starters, and that they would require extensive renovation in existing buildings.
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