slippagenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈslɪp.ɪdʒ/us/ˈslɪp.ɪdʒ/a reduction in the rate, amount, or standard of something:
The party leader is said to be concerned at the slippage (= loss of popularity) in the recent opinion polls.
a failure to happen or finish on time:
the slippage of the book's publication date
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making smaller or less
- a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
- attenuate
- axe
- bite
- bite into sth
- dive
- drain
- let sth down
- let up
- lower
- make a hole in sth idiom
- miniaturization
- minimize
- shrink
- slash
- strip sth away
- stripped down
- subside
- tail off
- take a tumble idiom
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