slow(someone/something)down/up
phrasal verbwithslowverb[IorT]uk/sləʊ/us/sloʊ/
B2
tobecomeslower, or to make someone or somethingbecomeslower:
Slow down, you two, you'rewalkingtoofast!
If Irunwith Christina shetendstoslowme down.
Weslowedup when wesawthepolice.
to get slower
- slow downA car slowed down and stopped beside her.
- slowEconomic growth slowed sharply in the spring.
- decelerateShe decelerated as soon as she saw the police vehicle.
- lose speedAs the car ran out of petrol, we lost speed and rolled to a stop.
- Youdrivetoofast- justslowdown abit!
- You'dbetterslowdown, thatcarwasflashingitslightsat you.
- You shouldslowdown as youapproachthejunction.
- Could youslowdown abit- I can'tkeeppacewith you.
- Drugs canslowdown theprogressionof thedisease.
Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
- accelerant
- accelerate
- accelerating
- acceleration
- catch
- catch(someone)up
- dampener
- downshift
- foot
- gas
- gun
- non-accelerating
- quicken
- retard
- retardation
- self-accelerating
- slow
- throttle(something)back/down
- upshift
- upshifting