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slowdown::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lag, retardation |
| Type of | delay, holdup |
| Derivation | slow down |
Examples of slowdown
slowdown
The president of the union representing the workers said he knew of no slowdown.
From the bloomberg.com
Do you know why this is happening and how long the slowdown is expected to last?
From the washingtonpost.com
Still, the new business won't necessarily offset the slowdown in U.S. contracts.
From the businessweek.com
The apparent reluctance to spend spurs concern about a possible summer slowdown.
From the latimes.com
Honda pulled out in December last year, citing a slowdown in the global economy.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Those placed on the medication also displayed a slowdown in disease progression.
From the washingtonpost.com
Purple cycles in every time there's an economic slowdown or a period of turmoil.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Cameroon's timber industry has been hardest hit by the global economic slowdown.
From the voanews.com
The slowdown will happen even as the number of Skype users doubles, he predicts.
From the businessweek.com
- The act of slowing down or falling behind
- A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties. ...
- Slowdown is an entertainment venue located at 729 North 14 Street in NoDo, a new development near the Near North Side neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska. ...
- An effort, typically organized by a union, in which employees decrease productivity in order to bring pressure upon management. Generally a slowdown is used as an alternative to a strike and is seen as less disruptive.
- Working at a slower pace than usual. See Work to Rule.
- A deliberate lessening of work effort without an actual strike, in order to force concessions from the employer. A variation of this is a work-to-rule strike.
- When more objects are on the screen than a system can handle, the game tends to slow down, often to the detriment of the game play. This tends to be a problem with systems that have underpowered processors like the SNES.
