Thesaurus / decelerate
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In one case he envisioned, the universe began to expand at a decelerating rate, but then reached an inflection point, whereupon it began expanding at a faster and faster rate.
A CENTURY AGO, ALEXANDER FRIEDMANN ENVISIONED THE UNIVERSE’S EXPANSIONTOM SIEGFRIEDMAY 20, 2022SCIENCE NEWSWilliams likes 30-meter flies, a sprinter drill that can benefit distance runners as well, in which you steadily accelerate for about 30 meters, hit maximum pace for 30 meters, and then decelerate gradually.
WHY MARATHONERS NEED TO BUILD THEIR SPRINT SPEEDJBEVERLYJANUARY 26, 2022OUTSIDE ONLINEMany skeptics are saying that growth rate is going to continue to decelerate.
CONTROVERSIAL INVESTMENT GURU CATHIE WOOD WANTS TO HELP YOU TRUST THE STOCK MARKET AGAINBELINDA LUSCOMBEJANUARY 16, 2022TIMEThe company expects its consumer revenue growth to decelerate in 2021 and 2022, while its media and brand extensions revenue growth is expected to pick up or hold steady.
CHEAT SHEET: FORBES PLANS TO GO PUBLIC VIA SPAC TO INVEST IN PAID CONSUMER PRODUCTSSARA GUAGLIONEAUGUST 27, 2021DIGIDAYModels in general have a hard time forecasting inflection points—peaks, or if things suddenly start accelerating or decelerating.
ALL TOGETHER NOW: THE MOST TRUSTWORTHY COVID-19 MODEL IS AN ENSEMBLESIOBHAN ROBERTSMAY 28, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWIt also takes more energy to accelerate or decelerate a heavier tire.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ALL-TERRAIN TIRESWES SILERAPRIL 6, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEArcot accelerated toward the planet for two hours, then began to decelerate.
ISLANDS OF SPACEJOHN W CAMPBELLIf anything of the right size shows up, decelerate until we can get mass and albedo measurements.
RIP FOSTER IN RIDE THE GRAY PLANETHAROLD LELAND GOODWINEvery so often comes the impression we are falling head-first; the colonel using ship's drive to decelerate the whole system.
THE LOST KAFOOZALUMPAULINE ASHWELLIts motor is designed to decelerate that mass by 1,075 mph in order to allow it to assume a descending orbit.
FAR FROM HOMEJ.A. TAYLORWORDS RELATED TO DECELERATE
- arrest
- back off
- baffle
- balk
- bog
- bog down
- brake
- bring to screeching halt
- check
- choke
- choke off
- clog
- close off
- crimp
- dawdle
- decelerate
- decrease
- defer
- delay
- detain
- down
- encumber
- falter
- fetter
- flag
- hamper
- handicap
- hang up
- hesitate
- hold back
- hold up
- impede
- lessen
- let up
- loaf
- loiter
- mire
- poke
- postpone
- reduce
- set back
- shut down
- shut off
- slacken
- slow down
- slow up
- stall
- take down
- abate
- anchor it
- back-water
- bog down
- brake
- check
- choke
- curb
- curtail
- cut back
- cut down
- decelerate
- decrease
- detain
- diminish
- ease off
- ease up
- embog
- handicap
- hinder
- hit the brakes
- hold back
- hold up
- impede
- keep waiting
- lag
- lessen
- let down flaps
- loiter
- lose speed
- lose steam
- mire
- moderate
- postpone
- procrastinate
- qualify
- quiet
- reduce
- reduce speed
- reef
- regulate
- rein in
- relax
- retard
- set back
- slacken
- stall
- stunt
- temper
- wind down
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