Definitions

slow up

[sloh-uhp] / ˈsloʊˌʌp /

VERB

bog down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

halt hang up impede stall

WEAK

decelerate delay detain retard set back sink slacken slow down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance forward help

VERB

detain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehend confine delay jail

STRONG

bust buttonhole check constrain decelerate hinder ice impede inhibit intern mire nab pinch reserve restrain retard withhold

WEAK

bog down hang up hold up pick up pull in put away run-in send up set back slow down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free liberate

STRONG

advance aid allow assist facilitate forward give help let go offer permit push release

VERB

lag

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease diminish fail fall off falter slacken slow trail wane

STRONG

dally dawdle dillydally drag ebb flag hobble idle inch jelly limp linger loiter lounge plod poke procrastinate retard saunter shuffle slouch stagger stay straggle tail tarry tool trudge

WEAK

be behind drag one's feet get no place fast hang back inch along lose strength put off

Antonyms

STRONG

advance complete do finish go hasten hurry rise run rush

VERB

mire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bog down embroil enmesh ensnare entangle flounder implicate involve stick tangle trap

STRONG

cling decelerate detain dirty entrap retard sink snare soil

WEAK

hang up set back slow down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exclude free let go release remove uncomplicate untangle untwist

STRONG

clean liberate

VERB

retard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choke off crimp decelerate hamper impede lessen

STRONG

arrest baffle balk bog brake check choke clog dawdle decrease defer delay detain down encumber falter fetter flag hesitate loaf loiter mire poke postpone reduce slacken stall

WEAK

back off bog down bring to screeching halt close off hang up hold back hold up let up set back shut down shut off slow down take down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist help promote

STRONG

advance allow continue do encourage expand expedite forward free further grow hasten hurry increase let go liberate maintain persevere raise release rush speed strengthen unblock

WEAK

push

VERB

set back

Synonyms

WEAK

bog down decelerate defeat detain embog hang up hold up impede mire retard reverse slow slow down

Antonyms

WEAK

advance forward

VERB

shelve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freeze give up mothball prolong put off suspend waive

STRONG

delay dismiss drop hold pigeonhole prorogue scrub sideline stay table

WEAK

hang up hold off hold over hold up lay aside put aside put on back burner put on hold put on ice tie up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue go

STRONG

advance

WEAK

carry out do go ahead

NOUN

slack

Synonyms

STRONG

give leeway play room slackening slowdown

WEAK

slow-up

Antonyms

WEAK

rigidity stiffness tautness tightness

NOUN

slowdown

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deceleration decline delay downtrend downturn drop drop-off falloff slackening stagnation strike

STRONG

arrest freeze inactivity retardation slack stoppage

WEAK

slow-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase rise

WEAK

breakthrough

Example Sentences

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After low-scoring affairs in the first two matches of the series, the pitch in Colombo proved much better for batting but did slow up and offer more turn as the chase went on.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

The field will look to hunt down Ewing over the weekend, but it will need her to slow up.

From Washington Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Bond yields slumped on Wednesday to multi-month lows, but rather than moving higher on expectations the Fed will slow up on its policy tightening, this time Wall Street slumped into the red.

From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2023

Jackson appeared to slow up just before the finish line during the heat, which allowed Italy’s Dalia Kaddari to pass her in the final moment.

From Fox News • Aug. 2, 2021

"Whoa!" he's saying, "slow up, we did it."

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick

slow up

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