slowdown

See also: slow-down and slow down

English

Etymology

Deverbal from slow down.

Noun

slowdown (plural slowdowns)

1. A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.

   Synonym: retardation

   Antonyms: ramp-up, speedup, speed-up

   Hypernyms: abatement, cutback, diminution, restriction

   Coordinate terms: go-slow, recession, work-to-rule

Alternative forms

• slow-down

Translations

a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.

• Bulgarian: забавяне (bg) n (zabavjane)
• Czech: zpomalení
• Finnish: hidastus (fi)
• Italian: rallentamento (it) m
• Portuguese: abrandamento (pt) m
• Russian: замедле́ние (ru) n (zamedlénije)

Anagrams

• lowdowns