slowly
[adverb]
Synonyms: gradually, leisurely, unhurriedly

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English Thesaurus: slowly, gradually, little by little/bit by bit, at a snail’s pac

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

slow‧ly S3 W2 /ˈsləʊli $ ˈsloʊ-/ adverb

1. at a slow speed Antonym : quickly:
He shook his head slowly.
‘That’s true,’ said Joe slowly.

2. slowly but surely used to emphasize that a change is happening, although it is happening slowly:
We are slowly but surely gaining the support of the public.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

slowly at a slow speed:
Large white clouds drifted slowly across the sky.
The situation is slowly improving.
gradually happening slowly over a period of time:
I practised every day, and gradually got better.
Many of our forests are gradually disappearing.
little by little/bit by bit slowly, in a series of small amounts or stages:
Add the olive oil, little by little.
It’s best to do the work bit by bit.
at a snail’s pace extremely slowly, especially when this is annoying:
Traffic was moving at a snail’s pace.
The project seems to be moving at a snail’s pace.

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