slow-up

American  

[sloh-uhp] / ˈsloʊˌʌp /

noun

1. a delay or retardation in progress or activity; slowdown.

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slow up Idioms  

1. Slacken or cause to slacken in speed, as in The train slowed up as it approached the curve, or Come on, you're slowing me up. [Late 1800s] Also see slow down, def. 1.

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Etymology

Origin of slow-up

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase slow up

Example Sentences

Yet many of the key statistics that economists have used for years to measure the economy's health indicate that it is on the edge of a slow-up.

From Time Magazine Archive

But there were no signs of a slow-up in buying by well-heeled consumers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like other manufacturers, Chrysler will go into M-4 production without slow-up.

From Time Magazine Archive

The real dangers seemed to lie in a long-term slow-up of the natural gas industry, rather than immediate difficulties.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was always a slow-up in the work about ten o'clock, and Hiram had a request to make.

From Hiram the Young Farmer by Todd, Burbank L.

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