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on a go-slow

on a go-slow prepositional phrase: unusually slow.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, colloquial) Unusually slow.
    • We'll have to wait: the camera's on a go-slow.

Questions about on a go-slow

What does on a go-slow mean?
On a go-slow means unusually slow.
What part of speech is on a go-slow?
On a go-slow is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on a go-slow in the dictionary

  1. on a day-to-day basis
  2. on a different note
  3. on a dime
  4. on a first-name basis
  5. on a full stomach
  6. on a go-slow
  7. on a good wicket
  8. on a kick
  9. on a lark
  10. on a loose end
  11. on a losing wicket

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