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go-slow

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go-slow (gsl)
adj. Informal
Deliberate and careful, as in behavior or viewpoint: "a go-slow effort to maintain a sense of continuity and order" (Christian Science Monitor).

go-slow
n
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Brit
a.  a deliberate slackening of the rate of production by organized labour as a tactic in industrial conflict
b.  (as modifier) go-slow tactics US and Canadian equivalent slowdown
vb go slow
(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (intr) to work deliberately slowly as a tactic in industrial conflict
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.go-slow - a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers
job action - a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Translations
go-slow [ˈgəʊˈsləʊ]
A. N (Brit) (Ind) → huelga f de brazos caĆ­dos
B. VIhacer huelga de celo; (strictly) → trabajar con arreglo a las bases
go-slow
n (Brit) → Bummelstreik m
go-slow [ˌgəʊˈsləʊ] n (Brit) → sciopero bianco
go-slow [ˌgəʊˈsləʊ] n (Brit) → sciopero bianco


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The locations and sizes of go-slow zones will vary by season, and their duration will always be at least 15 days.
Critics said the go-slow order smacked of the experience in Miami-Dade, Florida, home of the nation's first busway, which slowed buses through intersections after experiencing crashes.
On Florida's Gulf Coast, a go-slow message is also taking hold.
 
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