slow down

1. Delay, retard, reduce speed, as in She slowed down the sled by dragging her foot , or Slow down, Bill; you're driving much too fast . [First half of 1800s] Also see slow up .

2. Become less active or vigorous, as in Now that I'm in my seventies I find I've slowed down quite a bit . [Second half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

The air pollution in Pakistan and India always gets worse in the winters, when winds slow down, and colder air sinks closer to the ground, bringing the smog down with it.

From NewsForKids.net

And I thought, ‘Oh, right. Don’t slow down. Cross the finish line with force.’

From Los Angeles Times

This quiet response did nothing to slow down the lies.

From Salon

Lineker told Esquire magazine in an interview published earlier this month that he accepted he will "have to slow down at some point".

From BBC

Lineker, 63, told Esquire magazine in an interview published earlier this month that he accepted he will "have to slow down at some point".

From BBC

Related Words

• abate
• curb
• curtail
• cut down
• decline
• depreciate
• deteriorate
• diminish
• drop
• drop off
• dwindle
• ease
• ebb
• fall off
• lessen
• lower
• reduce
• shrink
• sink
• slacken