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Noun

The fact or act of decelerating or being retarded

Reduction or decrease

Adjective

Becoming tired or less dynamic

Verb

Present participle for to hamper, hinder or slow down the progress of

Present participle for relax after a period of work or tension

Taking it steady

Present participle for to diminish to nothing

Present participle for make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake

Present participle for to refuse to work as a protest

Present participle for to spend time in a relaxed, lazy manner

Present participle for to move backward or to back away

Present participle for to move or pass at a slow speed, especially of time

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Noun

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The fact or act of decelerating or being retarded

“An accident during rush hour would result in a noticeable slowing down of traffic.”

Noun

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Reduction or decrease

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Adjective

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Becoming tired or less dynamic

Verb

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Present participle for to hamper, hinder or slow down the progress of

baulking^UK

balking^US

throwing a spanner in the works

getting in the way of

standing in the way of

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

bringing to screeching halt

keeping

putting the brakes on

keeping under control

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

not moving

standing

bringing up

coming to a standstill

keeping within bounds

disciplining

measuring

keeping tight rein on

ruling

entrammeling

keeping the lid on

keeping a tight rein on

bringing to a standstill

rebuffing

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting in cold storage

putting over

rescheduling

standing over

putting off the evil day

tabling

putting off the evil hour

putting on the back burner

continuing

taking a rain check on

putting the kibosh on

putting the stopper on

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

upsetting the applecart

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

second-guessing

throwing monkey wrench in

putting the mockers on

putting on back burner

giving the run around

heading off at pass

cutting out

laying off

beating someone to the draw

providing against

packing up

beating someone to the punch

beating someone to it

tying someone's hands

putting straitjacket on

preventing from making progress

putting the damper on

putting at a disadvantage

confronting

aborting

standing in the way

placing at a disadvantage

nonplussing

easing up

slamming on the brakes

putting out of commission

disturbing

affecting

keeping from happening

keeping within the limits of

taking wind out of sails

getting the better of

rendering null and void

buying time

preparing for

talking out of

acting like a wet blanket

throwing a monkey wrench into

nixing

cutting in

taking away

employing delaying tactics

kicking the can down the road

raining on someone's parade

rendering ineffective

blowing the whistle on

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“All the so-called triumphs of efficient production simply attempt to slow down the pace of the downward curve.”

Verb

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Present participle for relax after a period of work or tension

letting it all hang out

making yourself at home

letting your hair down

catching one's breath

stopping for a breath

getting some shut-eye

snatching forty winks

relaxing your efforts

getting a grip on yourself

pulling oneself together

getting a grip

getting a hold of yourself

getting your act together

regaining one's composure

suspending proceedings

coming back down to earth

recovering one's composure

keeping your head

playing it cool

laying back

keeping your shirt on

regaining your self-control

recovering one's self-control

getting hold of oneself

restraining yourself

quieting down

pulling in one's horns

composing

tranquilizing^US

making less uptight

getting control of oneself

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Verb

Taking it steady

Verb

Present participle for to diminish to nothing

shrivelling^UK

shriveling^US

becoming less intense

getting hold of oneself

regaining one's composure

chilling

minimizing^US

scaling down

stabilising^UK

snuggling down

stabilizing^US

becoming less restless

amortising^UK

minimising^UK

amortizing^US

going through the floor

sinking into oblivion

going down the toilet

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Verb

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Present participle for make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake

putting the brakes on

braking

hitting the brakes

slamming on the anchors

putting on the brakes

slacking off

Verb

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Present participle for to refuse to work as a protest

Verb

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Present participle for to spend time in a relaxed, lazy manner

whiling away the hours

whiling away the time

mouldering^UK

moldering^US

sitting back and do nothing

idling away the hours

sitting on one's hands

doing nothing in particular

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Verb

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Present participle for to move backward or to back away

Verb

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Present participle for to move or pass at a slow speed, especially of time

appearing to pass slowly

getting no place fast

temporizing^US

temporising^UK

playing a waiting game

using delaying tactics

hanging on

putting off doing something

sitting on one's butt

staying in the background

letting something slide

kicking the can down the road

establishing yourself

outstaying

perching

holding the fort

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