X axis MoveTo ?

hi,
is there a way to make an actor move to but just on the x axis?
i know there is a way with
actor.x=player.x;
but this would be to fast, i want him slowly fallow like in movto...
is there a way to make an actor move to but just on the x axis?
i know there is a way with
actor.x=player.x;
but this would be to fast, i want him slowly fallow like in movto...