slowdown
a slowing down or delay in progress, action, etc.
a deliberate slowing of pace by workers to win demands from their employers.
Sports. a holding or passing tactic by a team to retain possession of the ball, puck, etc., or use up a maximal amount of time, as to safeguard a lead or thwart a high-scoring opponent.
Origin of slowdown
1Other words for slowdown
| 1 | slackening, falloff, decline, flagging |
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How to use slowdown in a sentence
As a result, a satellite passing over a higher-mass region would speed up very slightly, and slow down over a lower-mass one.
Glaciers Lose 204 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Years | Matthew R. Francis | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI understand why there is so much emotion, but conflating these issues will slow down progress for tens of millions of women.
If dark energy comes and goes, though, maybe the rate of expansion will slow down again.
Using Black Holes to Measure Dark Energy, Like a BOSS | Matthew R. Francis | April 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut that knowledge does nothing to slow down the dangerously fast pace of your heart beating as you stand paralyzed in fear.
Lindsay Lohan’s Reality Show Is the Most Stressful Thing on TV | Kevin Fallon | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe slow down when we pass a car wreck to survey the damage, and maybe even the body count.
Paula Deen Cooks Up a Comeback, So Pass the Butter, Y’All | Kevin Fallon | February 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Surprised at being addressed in such familiar manner, I slow down my pace.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanOccasionally he had to slow down to pass a vehicle moving toward Phœnix, but not often.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. MatthewsThen a twist of the left handle-bar caused the Comet to slow down, and he pulled back on the bit.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. MatthewsThere had been barely time for the car to slow down a little.
The Girl and The Bill | Bannister MerwinBut I could not run uphill for long, and soon had to slow down to a walk.
The Fire People | Ray Cummings
British Dictionary definitions for slowdown
/ (ˈsləʊˌdaʊn) /
the usual US and Canadian word for go-slow
any slackening of pace
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with slowdown
Delay, retard, reduce speed, as in She slowed down the sled by dragging her foot, or Slow down, Bill; you're driving much too fast. [First half of 1800s] Also see slow up.
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