slow up
Example Sentences
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Bichette hit a two-out single to right field off Orioles right-hander Kyle Gibson and made the turn for second, but started to slow up as he saw Anthony Santander throwing the ball to the infield.
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2023
A long-distance lorry driver, he said he had no option but to pay privately or "sit and do nothing, vegetate and slow up".
From BBC • Mar. 23, 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
“Glad the rain is gone. Don’t want anything to slow up Reynolds.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
