"low and slow" meaning in English

See low and slow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} low and slow (not comparable)
  1. (Christianity, derogatory) Adapted to be palatable to an ordinary person; relaxed and undemanding. Tags: derogatory, not-comparable Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-low_and_slow-en-adj-5roPraF8 Topics: Christianity

Adverb

Forms: more low and slow [comparative], most low and slow [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} low and slow (comparative more low and slow, superlative most low and slow)
  1. (cooking) At a low temperature for a relatively long period of time. Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-low_and_slow-en-adv-ng7Z7pxQ Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 22 78 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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