slowdown
pronunciation
How to pronounce slowdown in British English:
UK [ˈsləʊdaʊn]
How to pronounce slowdown in American English:
US [ˈsloʊdaʊn]
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- Noun:
- the act of slowing down or falling behind
Word Origin
- slowdown (n.)
- also slow-down, 1892, "act of going more slowly," from verbal phrase; see slow (v.) + down (adv.).
Example
- 1. The real worry is what 's behind the slowdown .
- 2. A sharp economic slowdown in america ?
- 3. Even china 's slowdown is intensifying .
- 4. The global slowdown is crimping economic growth .
- 5. The great china growth slowdown is coming .