slowdown

[ sloh-doun ]

/ ˈsloʊˌdaʊn /

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noun

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.

Nearby words

slow-twitch, slow-up, slow-wave sleep, slow-witted, slowcoach, slowdown, slowly, slowpoke, slowworm, sloyd, slr

Origin of slowdown

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

SYNONYMS FOR slowdown

1 slackening, falloff, decline, flagging.

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Examples from the Web for slowdown

CDC Director Thomas Frieden is also seen in the ad deploring the slowdown in funds.
How to Politicize Ebola: Blame It on Obama—or the GOP|Eleanor Clift|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What “subtracted ... 2.6 percent from growth” was reduced government spending, along with a slowdown in filling inventories.
Obama Realigns, the GOP Declines: The New Political Paradigm|Robert Shrum|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Last summer, the finance minister put new mortgage rules into place in an attempt to engineer a slowdown.
Is Canada Having a Housing Bubble? And is It Popping?|Megan McArdle|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rather, he described the end of the year slowdown as “a temporary pause.”
Why Wall Street Is Projecting Slower Growth|Matthew Zeitlin|December 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The hidden story embedded in the Chinese economic “slowdown” is that investment-led growth is plunging.
Vancouver Real-Estate Market Unlikely Victim of China Slowdown|Vikram Mansharamani|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for slowdown

slowdown

/ (ˈsləʊˌdaʊn) /

noun

the usual US and Canadian word for go-slow

any slackening of pace

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