| The helpless ship accelerated for a few moments and then began to slow down, eventually coming to a standstill. |
| Even professional websites do silly things that slow down your internet connection. |
| She is famous, not for the work of her thesis but, rather, for her later experiments to slow down light. |
| The development of science did not slow down a whit when scientists ceased to publish in Latin. |
| If the planet has an atmosphere, it can be used for aerobraking to slow down the spacecraft, and this has been done at Mars. |
| Crushed leaves become slippery when wet, and the poor adhesion between wheel and track makes it difficult for trains to slow down and stop. |
