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Difference between Go slow and Go slowly

go slow

1. move at a low speed:

  • Like Mike said, drive it a few times and it gets better. Just go slow around the corners.

2. deliberately work slowly (as a form of industrial action):

  • What dealers did, of course, was go slow in processing their paper work.

3. be less active; do smth. without hurry (to have more time for consideration, etc.):

  • We had better go slow in this transaction. It needs care.

4. use smth. sparingly:

  • You can have the nursery bathroom all to yourself, but do go slow on the hot water, will you?

go slowly

1. = go slow 1:

  • Go slowly round the corners because you know how skiddy it is these days.

2. (of time) pass tediously:

  • The days went slowly for Robin who was wary of sleeping and eating.