Emily Dickinson Lexicon

slow (-er), adv. [see slow, adj.] (webplay: dull, late, swift).

1. Gradually; not rapidly; with moderate motion.
2. Not immediately; little by little; with gradual speed.
3. Carefully; deliberately; not all at once.
4. Imperceptibly; not noticeably.
5. Heavily; not quickly; not swiftly; delayed in motion; moving a short distance in a long time.
6. Without rushing; wanting the moment to last.
7. Tenderly; without rushing; [fig.] lovingly.
8. Tardily; retroactively; inactively; not soon enough.
9. Phrase. “Too slow”: not fast enough; not arriving in time for an event.