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slow-down en · NOUN

Etymology

Deverbal from slow down.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of slowdown.
    alt of slowdown
    • SR Operations Director David Simpson told RAIL that owing to social distancing and a slow-down in the supply chain, the '153s' had been delayed because the 'build phase' had not progressed as quickly as hoped. 2020 July 1, Richard Clinnick, “Network News: ScotRail's 'active travel' '153s' set for August arrival”, in Rail, page 24:

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