: 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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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
Uneven sandbars lifted and then dropped us in a slow-motion, repetitive dance on the sediment floor.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
The next 18 months will feel like a stress test in slow motion.
—Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
In a slow-motion race of two behemoths, Amazon has officially displaced Walmart as the world's biggest company by sales.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
Uneven sandbars lifted and then dropped us in a slow-motion, repetitive dance on the sediment floor.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
For the director, the most important improvement came to the opening credits, which feature white text on a stark white background, as brightly colored breakfast cereal cascades in slow motion onto a boy’s upturned face.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
The next 18 months will feel like a stress test in slow motion.
—Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Slow-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-motion. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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