slow to react

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Definition of slow to react - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

unresponsivenot quick to respond or act

He is slow to react in emergencies.
The software is slow to react to user inputs.
She was slow to react when the ball came her way.

sluggish

unresponsive

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Expressions with slow

slow down

reduce speed or velocity

The car began to slow down as it approached the town.

go slow

proceed with caution or deliberation

He decided to go slow with the negotiations.

dead slow

adj.

extremely slow in speed or progress

The traffic was dead slow during rush hour.

slow burn

slowly developing anger or annoyance

He did a slow burn as he realized he had been cheated..

low and slow

adv.

doing something carefully and without rushing

He approached the project low and slow for best results.

slow as a snail

adj.

extremely slow in movement or takes a long time

He is slow as a snail when getting ready.

Expressions with react

react in kind

respond in a similar manner

When insulted, he tends to react in kind.

cross-react

react with a different but similar substance

Some antibodies can cross-react with other viruses.

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dazed

adj.

mental fog

stunned or confused and slow to react

groggy

adj.

confusion

dazed and slow to react, often from a hit

lagging

adj.

response

slow to respond or react

dozy

adj.

cognition

slow to understand or react

logy

adj.

foggy mind

slow to react, sometimes because of confusion or being stunned

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French:lent à réagir, ...
German:nicht reaktionsschnell, ...
Italian:lento a reagire, ...
Spanish:lento para reaccionar, ...
Portuguese:lento a reagir, ...
Chinese:反应迟钝, ...
Japanese:反応が遅い, ...
Arabic:بَطِيء الاسْتِجابَة, ...
Hebrew:אִיטִי לְהַגִּיב, ...
Russian:медленный в реакции, ...
Ukrainian:повільний у реакції, ...
Hindi:सुस्त, ...
Bengali:প্রতিক্রিয়ায় ধীর, ...
Catalan:poc reactiu, ...
Czech:pomalý, ...
Danish:træg, ...
Dutch:traag in reageren, ...
Greek:δυσκίνητος, ...
Hungarian:nehézkes, ...
Khmer:យឺតក្នុងការឆ្លើយតប, ...
Korean:반응이 느린, ...
Persian:کندواکنش, ...
Polish:wolny w reagowaniu, ...
Portuguese (BR):lento para reagir, ...
Romanian:lent în a reacționa, ...
Swedish:långsam att reagera, ...
Thai:ตอบสนองช้า, ...
Turkish:tepki vermede yavaş, ...
Vietnamese:chậm phản ứng, ...

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Definition of slow to react - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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