: of, relating to, or being movie or video photography in which the action that has been photographed is made to appear to occur slower than it actually occurred
a slow-motion replay
also
: slowly moving
a slow-motion dance
: slow-motion photography
Examples of slow-motion in a Sentence
Noun
The scene was shot in slow motion.
They showed the goal in slow motion.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
Other features include audio zoom, slow-motion recording in 1080p at 120fps or 240fps, time-lapse, and stereo audio capture.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Too many institutions are trapped in bureaucratic slow motion.
—Nicholas Dirks, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Season one may only be six episodes, but it’s padded out with meandering subplots, vague teases for a second-season mystery, and one overly long and slow-motion-dependent scene at a nightclub.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
Other features include audio zoom, slow-motion recording in 1080p at 120fps or 240fps, time-lapse, and stereo audio capture.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
Some users posted clips of their Lego sets in dramatic slow motion, while others layered satirical audio clips over montages of the East Wing being ripped off plastic miniatures.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Too many institutions are trapped in bureaucratic slow motion.
—Nicholas Dirks, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Slow-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-motion. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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