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(baseball) Being a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball, such as a change-up..
Use off-speed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Off-speed means (baseball) Being a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball, such as a change-up..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use off-speed where its definition matches the intended context.
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