slowdown

slow·down (sl

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The act or process of slowing down; a slackening of pace: a production slowdown.

slowdown [ˈsləʊˌdaʊn]

1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the usual US and Canadian word for go-slow

2. any slackening of pace

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Noun

slowdown - the act of slowing down or falling behind

lag, retardation

delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

Translations

slowdown [ˈsləʊdaʊn] N

1. (= reduction) [of productivity, growth] → disminución f del ritmo; [of economy] → ralentización f

2. (US) (= go-slow) → huelga f de manos caídas, huelga f de celo(Sp)

slowdown [ˈsləʊdaʊn] n (in speed, growth, activity) → ralentissement m
slow lane n

(= on road) (in France) → voie f de droite; (in Britain) → voie f de gauche

to be in the slow lane [country, company] → être à la traîne

slowdown [ˈsləʊˌdaʊn] n → rallentamento

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aimlessness
delay
go-slow
holdup
job action
lag
letup
plus
recession
retardation
slow
stay-in strike
work to rule
work-to-rule

Summary: The number of homes sold during August dipped slightly as the property market suffered its traditional seasonal slowdown.

Property market slips in August by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)

London-based Cable & Wireless Plc, the UK's second-biggest fixed-line phone company, will cut more costs to safeguard profitability as its Caribbean business suffers from the slowdown of the global economy, reports Bloomberg (July 18, 2009).

Cable & Wireless plans cost cuts by Caribbean Update

Slowdown is reported in production of wool, cotton fiber, clothes, clothing, according to the report released by the National Statistical Committee.

National Statistical Committee: Output of textile, garment industries ... by AKIpress News Agency

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