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slow time

slow time noun: a slow marching pace, consisting of about sixty to eighty paces per minute, traditionally used at funerals and on ceremonial occasions.

Noun

slow time (countable and uncountable, plural slow times)

  1. A slow marching pace, consisting of about sixty to eighty paces per minute, traditionally used at funerals and on ceremonial occasions.
  2. (informal) Standard time.

Forms of slow time

pluralslow times

Questions about slow time

What does slow time mean?
Slow time means a slow marching pace, consisting of about sixty to eighty paces per minute, traditionally used at funerals and on ceremonial occasions.
What part of speech is slow time?
Slow time is a noun.
What is the plural of slow time?
The plural of slow time is slow times.

Words near slow time in the dictionary

  1. slow street
  2. slow streets
  3. slow studies
  4. slow study
  5. slow television
  6. slow time
  7. slow times
  8. slow train
  9. slow trains
  10. slow TV
  11. slow up

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