slow-up

[ sloh-uhp ]
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noun
  1. a delay or retardation in progress or activity; slowdown.

Origin of slow-up

1
First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase slow up

Words Nearby slow-up

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How to use slow-up in a sentence

  • He loved to go fast, and when Mr. Harry spoke to him to slow up again, he tossed his head with impatience.

    Beautiful Joe | Marshall Saunders
  • Give her a speed of fifteen per second—she'll have to slow up to land, can't make it under forty-five minutes.

    The Great Dome on Mercury | Arthur Leo Zagat
  • But this was a record trip, and it would be beneath her dignity to slow up for every petty rowboat that hailed her.

    The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
  • Now and then the carts and wagons in the street were slow in turning out, and O'Hara had to slow up.

  • As had happened on its second appearance, the thing began to slow up and its color gradually faded as it drew directly overhead.

Other Idioms and Phrases with slow-up

slow-up

Slacken or cause to slacken in speed, as in The train slowed up as it approached the curve, or Come on, you're slowing me up. [Late 1800s] Also see slow down, def. 1.

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