: 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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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Some of the slow-motion shots of the race are about as good as cycling has ever looked.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
For a sheep navigating rugged desert terrain, blindness is a death sentence in slow motion.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Add some more magic to the experience by filming the feeding bird in slow-motion video to get a look at just how fast their wings move.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Some of the slow-motion shots of the race are about as good as cycling has ever looked.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
Our limbs wouldn’t move without deliberate effort, and then only in slow motion.
—Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
For a sheep navigating rugged desert terrain, blindness is a death sentence in slow motion.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Slow-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-motion. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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