slow down

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To slow down is to reduce your speed. Foot off, and everything gets easier.

It works on vehicles, on processes and on people, so an economy slows down and so does a person told to by their doctor. It splits round an object when something else is being slowed. The instruction to slow down is one of the most common pieces of advice given to anybody working too hard. The noun slowdown means a reduction in pace, especially in economic activity.

Definitions of slow down

1phraseslow downTo reduce speed or pace.B1
“You need to slow down before the bend.”
2phrasebecomeTo become less busy or intense.B2
“Things will slow down after Christmas.”

Practised in Phrasal Verbs, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 2 of A Man Called Ove.

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slow down

phraseB12 meaningsNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To slow down is to reduce your speed. Foot off, and everything gets easier.

Definitions of slow down

1phraseslow downTo reduce speed or pace.B1
“You need to slow down before the bend.”
2phrasebecomeTo become less busy or intense.B2
“Things will slow down after Christmas.”

Practised in Phrasal Verbs, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 2 of A Man Called Ove.

Practise this word