slowing down
21wind-down — /ˈwaɪnd daʊn/ (say wuynd down) noun 1. a gradual slowing down of one s regular pursuits or activities. 2. a slowing down of business …
22slow down — /ˌsləυ daυn/ verb to stop rising, moving or falling, or to make something go more slowly ● Inflation is slowing down. ● The fall in the exchange rate is slowing down. ● The management decided to slow down production …
23warm-down — /wawrm down /, n. a tapering off or recovery from strenuous physical exercise, esp. running or racing, by slowing down or doing light stretches. [by analogy with WARMUP] * * * warmˈ down noun A period of gentle exercise after strenuous physical… …
24slow 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 …
25slow 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 …
26slow\ 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 …
27slow|down — «SLOH DOWN», noun. the act or fact of slowing down, as in rate of production or pace of work: »Most concerns [are] expecting the traditional midsummer month slowdown (Wall Street Journal) …
28warm-down — /wawrm down /, n. a tapering off or recovery from strenuous physical exercise, esp. running or racing, by slowing down or doing light stretches. [by analogy with WARMUP] * * * …
29ˌslow (sth) ˈdown — phrasal verb same as slow The new government is slowing down the pace of reform.[/ex] …
30slow down — verb 1. lose velocity; move more slowly (Freq. 5) The car decelerated • Syn: ↑decelerate, ↑slow, ↑slow up, ↑retard • Ant: ↑accelerate ( …
