Meaning of slowball | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up.
2. Steady, cautionary behavior as a delaying tactic.
3. An easy or obvious target.

Examples

““We imagine⟳ that the Russians and the Chinese are going to play⟳ slowball here,” said a senior official involved in the sanctions talks.”

“But he says the company is dragging its feet and threatened to use⟳ his subpoena power to get⟳ them moving. “They’re trying to play⟳ slowball,” he said of Google.”

“Dave Kearney then says he's had enough of the slow-ball tactics and bursts through a couple of tackles.”

“Remember⟳: In work⟳ problems, use⟳ your common sense⟳ to narrow down answer⟳ choices! Now we're going to throw⟳ a "slowball" at you.”

“The interviewer nodded sympathetically. “Why do you think⟳ he would react⟳ so harshly?” A slowball question⟳ he hoped she would knock⟳ out of the park⟳ from a pro-abortion perspective.”

“The opening for a milk-beast related play⟳ on the name⟳ Lady Angus was a nice hanging slowball, but Keeler bit his tongue.”

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