Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on a go-slow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
on a -go-s-low
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Unusually slow.

British usage; Colloquial

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What does on a go-slow mean?
Unusually slow.

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