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slowness

noun B1
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yavaşlık

the quality or state of being slow; a lack of speed or quickness

The snail's slowness is obvious to anyone watching it crawl.

  • His slowness in answering emails caused the team to miss the deadline.
  • Despite the slowness of the process, the results were accurate and reliable.
  • Researchers noted that the slowness of climate change impacts can be misleading for policymakers.
  • The novel's deliberate slowness creates a reflective atmosphere that challenges the reader's expectations.
  • with slowness · yavaşlıkla She handled the negotiations with slowness, trying not to rush the parties.

sb: somebody · sth: something

opposite: speed

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