slowdown
US/ˈsloʊˌdaʊn/
slowdown noun: a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.
Noun
slowdown (plural slowdowns)
- A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.
- Synonyms:
- retardation
slowdown meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malay and Indonesian
slowdown in Tamil
- மந்த நிலை
slowdown in Bengali
- গতি হ্রাস, অথবা উৎপাদন
slowdown in Malay
- a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
- keperlahanan
slowdown in Indonesian
- a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.
- kemunduran, perlambatan
Synonyms of slowdown
Antonyms
Forms of slowdown
| plural | slowdowns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | slow-down |
Origin of slowdown
Deverbal from slow down.
Questions about slowdown
- What does slowdown mean?
- Slowdown means a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.
- What is slowdown in Tamil?
- Slowdown in Tamil is மந்த நிலை. See Slowdown meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is slowdown?
- Slowdown is a noun.
- How do you pronounce slowdown?
- Slowdown is pronounced /ˈsloʊˌdaʊn/ (US).
- What is the plural of slowdown?
- The plural of slowdown is slowdowns.
Words near slowdown in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: slowdown (page history and authors); slowdown (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); slowdown (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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