- slowdown
- {n.} A period of lesser activity, usually in the economic sphere. * /We all hope the current slowdown in the economy will soon be over./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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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
