: 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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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
From the famous slow-motion runs on the sand, to diving into crashing waves, to simulating mid-ocean rescues, Baywatch took a toll on the cast that also included Alexandra Paul, Gregory Alan Williams, Yasmine Bleeth, and Wendie Malick.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
To stand by and allow more of the same is to surrender to authoritarianism in slow motion.
—Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
For the Mets, the result represented a historic, slow-motion collapse.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
From the famous slow-motion runs on the sand, to diving into crashing waves, to simulating mid-ocean rescues, Baywatch took a toll on the cast that also included Alexandra Paul, Gregory Alan Williams, Yasmine Bleeth, and Wendie Malick.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
Wyatt’s pointed use of stark silence to enhance some of the tense moments before battles break out is an effective formal choice that, without the use of slow motion, produces the feeling of time moving differently, making the viewer hyper-aware of what may come.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
To stand by and allow more of the same is to surrender to authoritarianism in slow motion.
—Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Slow-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-motion. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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