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

When their demands were not met, they adopted a "go-slow" protest and occupied the mine to prevent management from locking them out, NAN reports.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“The risks are really two-sided here,” he said on Wednesday, though he saw the go-slow risk as doing “unnecessary harm to employment.”

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 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

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