slow motion

noun
UK /ˌsləʊ ˈməʊʃən/
US /ˌsloʊ ˈmoʊʃən/

Slow motion is when things look like they are moving very, very slowly.

The movie showed the balloon popping in slow motion.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A way of filming or playing back video so that the action appears much slower than real life.

The sports replay used slow motion to show the goal.

3. Moving or happening at a very low speed.

Traffic crawled along in slow motion during the storm.

4. A relaxed, unhurried pace of doing something.

He spent the weekend in slow motion, reading and napping.