slow down
- bog down v.
- brake v.
- catch one's breath v.
- check v.
- cumber v.
- decrease v.
- detain v.
- drag v.
- encumber v.
- hamper v.
- hold up v.
- impede v.
- laze v.
- lessen v.
- let up v.
- loaf v.
- mire v.
- obstruct v.
- peter out v.
- reduce v.
- rein v.
- relax v.
- retard v.
- set back v.
- slack/slacken v.
- stall v.
- strike v.
- unwind v.
- weaken v.
Example Sentences
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More than once, she said, she has had to order planes to slow down or alter their trajectories to avoid accidents.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
If you slow down your investing by putting everything, or at least a significant amount, in Treasurys, you’re going to cut down on that.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
His mind, like his feet, refused to slow down.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
In 30-minute drills next week, Taiwan plans for the first time to slow down mobile internet in parts of the island including the tech hub Hsinchu, home to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
I slow down, and he speeds up more.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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