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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slow•down /ˈsloʊˌdaʊn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a delay in progress, action, etc.:a general slowdown in the economy.
- Businessa deliberate slowing of pace by workers to win demands from their employer:The workers staged a slowdown by checking every item more strictly than they usually did.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slow•down (slō′doun′),USA pronunciation n. - a slowing down or delay in progress, action, etc.
- Businessa deliberate slowing of pace by workers to win demands from their employers.
- Sporta 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.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase slow down 1895–1900
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged slackening, falloff, decline, flagging.
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