For instance, it can refer to someones desire to hold off for a certain amount of time before engaging in different kinds of intimate acts, while in other circumstances it can simply mean that someone wants to wait before making a serious commitment.

What does it mean if a guy wants to take it slow?

Not every guy is the same, but, typically, when he says he wants to take it slow, it “indicates a desire for the pace in which intimacy, connection, feelings, and commitments grow in a relationship to be one that feels comfortable, according to Thomas Edwards Jr., founder of The Professional Wingman.