"slow-moving" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: slower-moving [comparative], more slow-moving [comparative], slowest-moving [superlative], most slow-moving [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|slower-moving|more|sup=slowest-moving}} slow-moving (comparative slower-moving or more slow-moving, superlative slowest-moving or most slow-moving)
  1. Moving slowly Translations (travelling at a slow speed): pūtumu (Maori), taitu (Maori)
    Sense id: en-slow-moving-en-adj--wVHCK9C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 9 37 Disambiguation of 'travelling at a slow speed': 45 28 28
  2. Of or relating to a situation in which events unfold in slow succession
    Sense id: en-slow-moving-en-adj-hq2ROkIh
  3. That is sold slowly (of a product)
    Sense id: en-slow-moving-en-adj-gRf27G1K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slowmoving

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