n. Function: noun
1 a slowing or gradual decrease in activity FF1C; a slowdown in car sales this quarter FF1E;
Synonyms: slack, slackening, slow-up
Related Words: decline, downtrend, downturn; drop, drop-off, falloff; inactivity, stagnation; freeze
Contrasted Words: increase, rise, upswing, upturn; acceleration, quickening
Antonyms: speedup
2 a deliberate slowing down by workers in the rate and quantity of production FF1C; air traffic snarled by a controllers' slowdown FF1E;
Synonyms: ||ca' canny
Related Words: action; protest; slow-up; sit-down; strike, walkout; stoppage
Antonyms: speedup