Examples of slowdown in a Sentence
The business had a slowdown after the holidays.
disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus
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In a release, MTI said the growth slowdown was due to declines in manufacturing, as well as some services sectors such as finance and insurance.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Level design is varied and intriguing, supercharged by power-ups and made easier with a slowdown feature, giving you time to breathe or respond to on-screen madness at the expense of your final score.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Constellation said that the slowdown in beer sales was most pronounced at retailers in neighborhoods with large Hispanic populations.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The tariff placed on Mexican goods in March momentarily prompted a sharp slowdown in crossings.
—Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
Level design is varied and intriguing, supercharged by power-ups and made easier with a slowdown feature, giving you time to breathe or respond to on-screen madness at the expense of your final score.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Constellation said that the slowdown in beer sales was most pronounced at retailers in neighborhoods with large Hispanic populations.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The tariff placed on Mexican goods in March momentarily prompted a sharp slowdown in crossings.
—Danielle Kaye, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Slowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowdown. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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slowdown
noun
slow·down
ˈslō-ˌdau̇n 
: a slowing down
Legal Definition
slowdown
noun
slow·down
ˈslō-ˌdau̇n
: a slowing down of business operations by employees
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