slowdown

IPA: sɫˈoʊdaʊn

noun

  • A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.

slow down

IPA: sɫˈoʊdˈaʊn

verb

  • (intransitive) To decelerate.
  • (transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
  • (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, enthusiastic, etc., usually with a positive connotation, implying that one is stripped of exaggerated or unnecessary eagerness.
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Examples of "slowdown" in Sentences

    Examples of "slow-down" in Sentences

    • Fragile X set of symptoms is caused by a functional detriment of a frail X mental slow-down protein (FMRP).
    • THE GOOD NEWS: Notre Dame discovered a system that will work next year in the deliberate, slow-down brand of ball played the last month of the season.
    • Another one likely on the list was Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okl), an anti-spending crusader who has embraced (perhaps pioneered) the same type of slow-down legislative philosophy.
    • Overview: Known for their slow-down offense and their ability to work the clock and find the open shooter, Villanova can be a nightmare matchup for opponents that have never encountered that style of play.
    • "While this cannot be assumed a direct correlation -- unemployment was rising around the country -- we are confident that the decrease in drilling permits and the significant slow-down of the oil and gas industry had an impact on this number."
    • Scientists regulating a brand brand new drug screening method in Drosophila (fruit flies), have identified multiform drugs as good as tiny molecules that retreat a facilities of frail X set of symptoms -- a frequent form of mental slow-down as good as a single of a leading good well well known causes of autism.

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