Meanings
nounslow-down (plural slow-downs)
plural slow-downs
- alternativeAlternative form of slowdown.
SR Operations Director David Simpson told RAIL that owing to social distancing and a slow-down in the supply chain, the '153s' had been delayed because the 'build phase' had not progressed as quickly as hoped.
2020 July 1, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: ScotRail's 'active travel' '153s' set for August arrival”, in Rail, page 24
Origin
Deverbal from slow down.
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APA
slow-down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow-down
MLA
“slow-down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow-down. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slow-down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow-down.
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