Dictionary

slowdown en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsloʊˌdaʊn/ (General-American)

Etymology

Deverbal from slow down.

Meanings

1. A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.

Forms

Antonyms

speedup · speed-up · ramp-up

Coordinates

work-to-rule · recession · go-slow

Hypernyms

cutback · diminution · restriction · abatement

Synonyms

retardation

Translations (11)

ms keperlahanan (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.) · pt abrandamento (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.) · ru замедле́ние (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.) · cmn 減速 /减速 (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.) · id kemunduran (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.) · it rallentamento (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.) · id perlambatan (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.) · bg забавяне (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.) · cs zpomalení (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.) · cmn 減緩 /减缓 (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.) · fi hidastus (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.)