slowdown

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US/ˈsloʊˌdaʊn/

noun

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

Similar
retardationlag
Opposite
ramp-upspeedupspeed-up
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Meanings

nounslowdown (plural slowdowns)

plural slowdowns · alternative slow-down

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

    Synonyms: retardation · Antonyms: ramp-up, speedup, speed-up

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
retardation
Opposite
ramp-upspeedupspeed-up

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe act of slowing down or falling behind

Similar
lagretardation
Broader
delayholdup
Also see
go-slowlagretardation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from slow down.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian забавяне
  • забавяне (zabavjane)a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
Chinese Mandarin 減速 /减速, 減緩 /减缓
  • 減速 /减速 (jiǎnsù)a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
  • 減緩 /减缓 (jiǎnhuǎn)a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
Czech zpomalení
  • zpomalenía reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
Finnish hidastus
  • hidastusa reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
Indonesian kemunduran, perlambatan
  • kemundurana reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
  • perlambatana reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
Italian rallentamento
  • rallentamentoa reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
Malay keperlahanan
  • keperlahanana reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
Polish zwolnienie, spowolnienie
  • zwolnieniea reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
  • spowolnieniea reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
Portuguese abrandamento
  • abrandamentoa reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
Russian замедле́ние
  • замедле́ние (zamedlénije)a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
Cite this entry
APA

slowdown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slowdown

MLA

“slowdown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slowdown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slowdown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slowdown.

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