slowdown

[sloh-doun]

noun

1. a slowing down or delay in progress, action, etc.

   Synonyms: flagging, decline, falloff

2. a deliberate slowing of pace by workers to win demands from their employers.

3. 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.

slowdown

/ ˈsləʊˌdaʊn /

noun

1. the usual US and Canadian word for go-slow

2. any slackening of pace

Word History and Origins

Origin of slowdown¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase slow down

Example Sentences

“This serves as a reminder that any slowdown in AI growth will have a detrimental impact on the economies in North Asia, especially South Korea and Taiwan,” said the ANZ Research team.

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The unchanged inflation rate was driven by a slowdown in prices for services and manufactured goods, offset by a smaller decline in energy prices and slight uptick in food.

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Still, concerns about tariffs and a global economic slowdown have kept Japanese companies cautious about investing, casting uncertainty over the production outlook.

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A good VPN provider will take technical measures to limit the slowdown as much as possible, but it won’t eliminate it.

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Some worry that any further job-market weakening could feed on itself to cause a broader economic slowdown, while other economists hope that new tax incentives and less trade-war uncertainty could help hiring recover next year.

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Related Words

• deceleration 
• decline 
• delay 
• downtrend 
• downturn 
• drop 
• drop-off 
• falloff 
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• stagnation 
• strike