slow down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To decelerate.
To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
To become less intense, enthusiastic, etc., usually with a positive connotation, implying that one is stripped of exaggerated or unnecessary eagerness.

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slow down slows down slowing down slowed down

slow up decelerate cumber foreslow put the brakes on rein in retard slow slowen slow down

speed up accelerate

hinder immobilize stop move slowly

slow-down slowdown slowing-down time

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