slowdown

slowdown
Synonyms and related words:
action, afterthought, arrest, bind, block, blockage, boom, bottoming out, boycott, boycottage, bureaucratic delay, business cycle, business fluctuations, bust, catabasis, check, cheeseparing, collapse, cooling, cooling down, cooling off, crash, crisis, curtailment, cutback, deceleration, declension, decline, decline and fall, decrescendo, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, depression, detention, diminuendo, dive, double take, downtrend, downturn, drag, dragging, drop, dwindling, ease-off, ease-up, ebb, economic cycle, economic expansion, economic growth, economization, economizing, expanding economy, expansion, fall, falloff, flagging, freeze, growth, halt, hang-up, high growth rate, hindrance, holdup, inactivity, interim, jam, job action, lag, lagging, lapse, letdown, letup, lockout, logjam, low, low growth rate, market expansion, minus acceleration, moratorium, obstruction, outlaw strike, paperasserie, pause, peak, peaking, plunge, prosperity, protest, recession, recovery, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, reduction of expenses, reduction of spending, remission, reprieve, respite, retardance, retardation, retardment, retreat, retrenchment, revolt, rulebook slowdown, saving, scraping, scrimping, setback, sick-in, sit-down, sit-down strike, skimping, slack, slack-up, slackening, slow-up, slowing, slowing down, slowness, slowup, slump, sparing, stagnation, stay, stay of execution, stop, stoppage, strike, subsidence, suspension, sympathy strike, tie-up, time lag, turnout, upturn, wait, walkout, wane, wildcat strike, work stoppage

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  • slowdown — slow‧down [ˈsləʊdaʊn ǁ ˈsloʊ ] noun 1. [countable usually singular] when something gets slower: slowdown in • There s been a slowdown in domestic demand for automobiles. • A spokesman blamed heavy competition and the internationaleconomic… …   Financial and business terms

  • slowdown — slow·down / slō ˌdau̇n/ n: a slowing down of business operations by employees the term “strike” includes any strike...and any concerted slowdown U.S. Code Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • slowdown — 1897, from SLOW (Cf. slow) + DOWN (Cf. down) …   Etymology dictionary

  • slowdown — [n] slacking off; gradual decrease arrest, deceleration, decline, delay, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop off, falloff, freeze, inactivity, retardation, slack, slackening, slow up, stagnation, stoppage, strike; concepts 121,130 Ant. breakthrough,… …   New thesaurus

  • slowdown — [slō′doun΄] n. a slowing down, as of production …   English World dictionary

  • Slowdown — A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties. A slowdown may be used as either a prelude or an alternative to a strike, as it is seen …   Wikipedia

  • slowdown — UK [ˈsləʊˌdaʊn] / US [ˈsloʊˌdaʊn] noun [countable] Word forms slowdown : singular slowdown plural slowdowns 1) [usually singular] a period when there is less activity an economic slowdown slowdown in: a slowdown in industrial activity 2) American …   English dictionary

  • slowdown — [[t]slo͟ʊdaʊn[/t]] slowdowns 1) N COUNT A slowdown is a reduction in speed or activity. There has been a sharp slowdown in economic growth. 2) N COUNT A slowdown is a protest in which workers deliberately work slowly and cause problems for their… …   English dictionary

  • slowdown — slow|down [ slou,daun ] noun count 1. ) usually singular a period when there is less activity: an economic slowdown slowdown in: a slowdown in industrial activity 2. ) AMERICAN a period when workers protest about something by working more slowly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • slowdown — n. an economic slowdown * * * [ sləʊdaʊn] an economic slowdown …   Combinatory dictionary

  • slowdown — slow|down [ˈsləudaun US ˈslou ] n 1.) [C usually singular] a reduction in activity or speed slowdown in ▪ a slowdown in the US economy 2.) AmE a period when people deliberately work slowly in order to protest about something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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