slow down the speed
1slow down — verb decelerate When approaching a bend in the road, slow down, and speed up after exiting it. Syn: slow up Ant: speed up …
2slow down — {v. phr.} To go more slowly than usual. * /The road was slippery, so Mr. Jones slowed down the car./ * /Pat once could run a mile in five minutes, but now that he s older he s slowing down./ Compare: LET UP(2). STEP DOWN. Contrast: SPEED UP …
3slow down — {v. phr.} To go more slowly than usual. * /The road was slippery, so Mr. Jones slowed down the car./ * /Pat once could run a mile in five minutes, but now that he s older he s slowing down./ Compare: LET UP(2). STEP DOWN. Contrast: SPEED UP …
4slow down — verb 1. lose velocity; move more slowly (Freq. 5) The car decelerated • Syn: ↑decelerate, ↑slow, ↑slow up, ↑retard • Ant: ↑accelerate ( …
5slow down — 1) PHR V ERG If something slows down or is if something slows it down, it starts to move or happen more slowly. [V P] The car slowed down as they passed Customs... [V P n (not pron)] There is no cure for the disease, although drugs can slow down… …
6slow down/up — reduce one s speed or the speed of a vehicle or process. → slow …
7slow\ down — v. phr. To go more slowly than usual. The road was slippery, so Mr. Jones slowed down the car. Pat once could run a mile in five minutes, but now that he s older he s slowing down. Compare: let up(2), step down Contrast: speed up …
8slow·down — /ˈsloʊˌdaʊn/ noun, pl downs [count] : a decrease in the speed at which something is moving or happening an economic slowdown The business had a slowdown after the holidays …
9slow down — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, arrest, assuage, attemper, backpedal, backwater, bank the fire, block, blunt, bog down, boycott, brake, bridle, chasten, check, clip the wings, confine, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool… …
10Dancing Down the Stony Road — Studio album by Chris Rea Released September 20, 2002 (Jazzee Blue) December 10, 2002 (Edel) …
