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slowdown

[ sloh-doun ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a slowing down or delay in progress, action, etc.
Synonyms: flagging, decline, falloff
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.

slowdown

/ ˈsləʊˌdaʊn /

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

Their immediate response tells an important truth about a police slowdown that has spread throughout New York City in recent days.

Residents of the neighborhoods where cops are needed the most are mixed on the impact of the apparent slowdown.

CDC Director Thomas Frieden is also seen in the ad deploring the slowdown in funds.

While states have the right to set their own judicial penalties, there has been no capital punishment slowdown at a federal level.

Keynesians have insisted that the slower economy should explain much of the recent slowdown in job gains.

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