: 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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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
Her signature spin move and sleight-of-hand dribbling are slow-motion mood boosters.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The video concludes with a cinematic shot of Oli walking toward the camera as tennis balls bounce around it in slow motion, a fitting end to a showcase of autonomous grace.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The results of all those frames are beguiling slow-motion shots that show just how close riders’ body parts are to touching the pavement while leaning during turns.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
Her signature spin move and sleight-of-hand dribbling are slow-motion mood boosters.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
Want to see a golden retriever surfing through Times Square in slow motion?
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The video concludes with a cinematic shot of Oli walking toward the camera as tennis balls bounce around it in slow motion, a fitting end to a showcase of autonomous grace.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Slow-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-motion. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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