It usually shows the distance of an object from a fixed point over a time period. The distance is usually measured in one specific direction so that radial motion is ignored.
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if the speed is zero then the distance versus time line will be horizontal
There are many things the graph does not show. It does not show my shoe size, for example.
a vertical one
the slope show the velocity of the object which show its direction and magnitude.
The slope of the line would decrease.