go-slow

[ goh-sloh ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a work slowdown, as in sympathy with strikers or as a protest.

go-slow

noun

1. US and Canadian equivalentslowdown
   1. a deliberate slackening of the rate of production by organized labour as a tactic in industrial conflict
   2. ( as modifier )

      go-slow tactics

verb

1. intr to work deliberately slowly as a tactic in industrial conflict

Word History and Origins

Origin of go-slow¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The London “go-slow” of tractors is specifically aimed at raising awareness of three main issues that its organisers claim “threaten public health and destroys our food security”.

From BBC

“The risks are really two-sided here,” he said on Wednesday, though he saw the go-slow risk as doing “unnecessary harm to employment.”

From New York Times

Markets were still digesting the Fed chair’s go-slow comments on interest rate cuts when he signaled that proposed new rules to force lenders to beef up their books would be scaled back, or reworked.

From New York Times

But the figures sparked protest meetings attracting thousands at Welshpool in Powys and Carmarthen, and go-slow tractor demonstrations across Wales throughout February.

From BBC

He said both he and Mr Miles had spoken to farmers at the Newtown hustings at the weekend, where a go-slow protest took place.

From BBC