Abstract: A motor control system of a printer of the type wherein a desired slow-up of a print head is effected by making use of the rotation of a stepping motor and printing is performed by the use of the head, which is characterized by a slow-up means for increasing gradually a drive frequency of the stepping motor from the stopped state of the head so as to provide a print speed required for the head to perform a print action thereby to result in a desired drive frequency, and a print processing means for instructing the head to perform printing, wherein the slow-up means effects slow-up over and beyond an inter-character space extending up to a next print character, and the print processing means instructs printing after passed over the inter-character space and even while slow-up is being effected, whereby the print speed can be enhanced while maintaining the quality of print.