1 to defer

2 to postpone

3 to put off

4 to retard

5 to slow sth down

1 slow

2 unhurried

3 sluggish

4 gradual

5 not tense

6 relaxed

7 to postpone

8 to defer

9 to stall

10 to stave off

11 to revive

12 to recuperate

1 slow

2 slow-moving

1 slowly

2 unhurriedly

3 little by little

1 to bring relief

2 to alleviate (a crisis)

3 to dull (a pain)

1 to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)

1 lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation

2 too slow to meet a pressing need

1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first

2 sense of priority

3 also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急

1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first

2 sense of priority