slow down
Idioms-
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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Become less active or vigorous, as in Now that I'm in my seventies I find I've slowed down quite a bit . [Second half of 1800s]
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Nvidia is probing whether Huang was targeted as part of a foreign-intelligence scheme, but said he will stay on as CEO “without interruption” and that business momentum won’t slow down.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Do leading chip makers such as Advanced Micro Devices and Micron Technology deserve to lose more than one-sixth of their market value in a few hours because data-center construction might slow down?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Anchovy Jack can run fast, jump high, and was too frightened to slow down and let anyone get close to him,” the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Its progression can speed up or slow down depending on how entropy changes within the system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Shinálí, slow down; otherwise you’re going to choke,” Nali said.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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