: 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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Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The camera shoots 4K video at 120 frames per second, fast enough for clean slow-motion action shots, and features a 107-degree field of view.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Now Hughes blends both somatic experiencing and slow motion weight training at her personal training gyms, the Strength Shoppe, with locations in Pasadena, Mid-City and Echo Park.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Watching this slow-motion tragedy unfold is agonizing.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
The camera shoots 4K video at 120 frames per second, fast enough for clean slow-motion action shots, and features a 107-degree field of view.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
The video then replays her fall in slow motion.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Now Hughes blends both somatic experiencing and slow motion weight training at her personal training gyms, the Strength Shoppe, with locations in Pasadena, Mid-City and Echo Park.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Slow-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-motion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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