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

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

The protest in Powys comes after more than 100 tractors and 4x4 vehicles disrupted traffic with a go-slow protest on the A48 near Carmarthen on Friday.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2024

The officer's incarceration prompted a go-slow protest by colleagues, which has disrupted court activity, while government representatives have tried to appease the discontent within the police force.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2023

Boosters are right to take a go-slow approach.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023

We were in the second year of a go-slow strike at the quarry, demanding a complete end to all manual labor.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela