go-slow

American  

[goh-sloh] / ˈgoʊˌsloʊ /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a work slowdown, as in sympathy with strikers or as a protest.

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go-slow British  

noun

1. US and Canadian equivalent: slowdown. 

   1. a deliberate slackening of the rate of production by organized labour as a tactic in industrial conflict

   2. ( as modifier )

      go-slow tactics

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verb

1. (intr) to work deliberately slowly as a tactic in industrial conflict

Etymology

Origin of go-slow

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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go-slow

The longer the BOJ persists in its go-slow approach, the more dangerous the currency market becomes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Markets were still digesting the Fed chair’s go-slow comments on interest rate cuts when he signaled that proposed new rules to force lenders to beef up their books would be scaled back, or reworked.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

But the figures sparked protest meetings attracting thousands at Welshpool in Powys and Carmarthen, and go-slow tractor demonstrations across Wales throughout February.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024

In a related development, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Monday established a go-slow zone for ships off Atlantic City to protect the critically endangered North American right whale.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

I have always favored a more active, militant style of protest such as work strikes, go-slow strikes, or refusing to clean up; actions that punished the authorities, not ourselves.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela