Wind and river had not slowed, and neither had the ships, all clustered together.

The river of light that had flowed toward the concavity slowed, ceased, began to turn back on itself.

During the next few hours, however, the river widened and slowed.

The landscape smoothed itself out, and the river slowed and began to meander.

The heart still labored, but the river had slowed to a trickle.

The river had slowed here and broadened to over a kilometre from bank to bank.

There are few spots where the river slowed down enough to make a crossing possible.

Here the river slows considerably, dropping sediment that might otherwise form a river delta.

The land was flat and so nearly level that the river slowed to a crawl.

The river slowed and fed into a small underground lake.