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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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slowly

Is it natural for a sports commentator to say:
We are slowly coming up on 3 minutes to play.

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Sure, if the sport had lots of delays that stopped the game clock. For instance, in basketball, given all the time taken for foul shots and time outs, the approach to the final three minutes can seem very slow indeed.

  • Sure, if the sport had lots of delays that stopped the game clock.
  • For instance, in basketball, given all the time taken for foul shots and time outs, the approach to the final three minutes can seem very slow indeed.
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Sure, if the sport had lots of delays that stopped the game clock. For instance, in basketball, given all the time taken for foul shots and time outs, the approach to the final three minutes can seem very slow indeed.

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