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What is another word for slow down?

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Verb

To hamper, hinder or slow down the progress of

To decrease in amount or degree

To restrain or moderate one's actions, avoiding excess, stinting or tempering

To rest or engage in an enjoyable activity so as to become less tired or anxious

To free, or be free, from disturbance or agitation

To deliberately reduce one's work speed, typically as part of industrial action

To spend time in a relaxed, lazy manner

To move or pass at a slow speed, especially of time

A command to stop or slow down

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To hamper, hinder or slow down the progress of

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

bring to screeching halt

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

queer someone's pitch

burden

shut out

throw a spoke in the wheel of

put off the evil hour

put on the back burner

put a spoke in someone's wheel

pull in

circumvent

slacken pace

bring to a standstill

cramp someone's style

throw monkey wrench in

put at a disadvantage

escape

bypass

place at a disadvantage

beat someone to the draw

beat someone to the punch

throw a monkey wrench in the works

prevent from making progress

put out of commission

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

destabilize^US

throw a monkey wrench into

take wind out of sails

demoralize^US

ostracize^US

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

demoralise^UK

destabilise^UK

take the wind out of your sails

ostracise^UK

give a disadvantage to

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

tell against

inflict a handicap on

rain on someone's parade

kick the can down the road

employ delaying tactics

act like a wet blanket

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“All the so-called triumphs of efficient production simply attempt to slow down the pace of the downward curve.”

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To decrease in amount or degree

minimise^UK

minimize^US

ax^US

axe^UK

amortise^UK

amortize^US

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

rationalize^US

rationalise^UK

economize^US

economise^UK

set too little store by

faint

liberalize^US

liberalise^UK

miniaturise^UK

miniaturize^US

decrease in importance

pale into insignificance

take a turn for the worse

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To restrain or moderate one's actions, avoiding excess, stinting or tempering

Verb

To rest or engage in an enjoyable activity so as to become less tired or anxious

make yourself at home

recharge one's batteries

be in the land of Nod

be in the arms of Morpheus

go up the stairs to Bedfordshire

be in the arms of morpheus

rest in the arms of morpheus

catch some zs

fall asleep

be in the land of nod

rest in the arms of Morpheus

sleep well

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To free, or be free, from disturbance or agitation

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To deliberately reduce one's work speed, typically as part of industrial action

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To spend time in a relaxed, lazy manner

moulder^UK

molder^US

sit back and do nothing

do nothing in particular

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To move or pass at a slow speed, especially of time

appear to pass slowly

temporize^US

temporise^UK

put off doing something

let the grass grow under one's feet

kick the can down the road

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

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Interjection

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A command to stop or slow down

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