Matar da ake kira mafi yawan gida su ne aiki da zama aiki na 'yan abin da ba a fi sani. Idan an yi wani bayanin, wannan ya nufin cewa zama aiki na rotor ba shi daidai da zama aiki na magnetic field da stator ya faru. Kafin magnetic field da stator (da zama aikinsa shi shine n1) ya zo wa rotor winding, rotor winding ya kasa magnetic lines of force, don haka ya faru induced electromotive force, wanda ya haifi da induced current a rotor winding.
Induced current wanda ya faru ta tana iya amfani da magnetic field, don haka ya faru electromagnetic torque wanda ya haifi da rotor ya zo. Amma, idan zama aiki na rotor ya karkashin ya zo wa synchronous speed, induced current zai karkashin ya zo, kuma electromagnetic torque da ya faru zai karkashin ya zo. Saboda haka, idan induction motor ya aiki a matsayin motor, zama aiki na rotor ba shi daidai da synchronous speed. Yawan farko daga cikin zama aikinsu wa'azi a kira slip rate (slip), kuma ita ce saboda slip in aiki na induction motor ba shi daidai da aiki na synchronous motor, saboda haka ana kiran shi a matsayin "asynchronous motor".