SLOW

[verb]To slow is to reduce speed or activity.All the cars have to slow at the bend. [I]The traffic slowed to a crawl (= went so slowly it almost stopped) at the roadworks. [I]Drivers on main roads are to be slowed to 50 mph in the first reduction in national speed limits since the 1970s. [T]Last year, growth in the economy slowed to 2% (= only increased by 2% after larger increases before). [I]This year the issue of new models has slowed to a trickle (= very few have been produced). [I]Slow down/up, you two, you're walking too fast! [I]Slow down/up - I can't follow what you're saying when you speak so fast! [I]We slowed down/up because we saw the police. [I]The doctor has told him to slow down/up (= be less active and relax more) or he'll have a heart-attack. [I]If I run with Christina she tends to slow me down/up (= make me run more slowly). [T]They slowed the film down to see if they could identify any of the faces. [M]See also slowdown.