gear down
Reduce your speed
Gear down means to shift to a lower gear, reducing speed while increasing torque—useful when climbing hills or slowing a vehicle: Gear down before the steep grade.
Figuratively, it means to reduce intensity or pace: After the product launch, the team geared down for a few weeks.
The opposite of gear up.
Lacking in speed
- brakeDevice to slow motion
- coastLand beside the ocean
- ease offBecome less intense
- engine brakeDeceleration via compression resistance
deceleration · slacken · moderate · back off · let up · cruise · idle · roll
Sending of information
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- declutchDisconnect the transmission
- engine brakingDeceleration via powertrain resistance
- torqueRotational force measurement
drivetrain · synchro · ratio · pedal · stick shift · manual · sequential
Release accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- destressRelieve mental tension
- take it easyAdvice to relax
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
settle · mellow · recharge · recuperate · pace yourself · ease up · breathe · rest
slow
Lacking in speed
engine brake · deceleration · slacken · moderate · back off · let up · cruise · idle · roll · glide
transmission
Sending of information
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- declutchDisconnect the transmission
- engine brakingDeceleration via powertrain resistance
torque · drivetrain · synchro · ratio · pedal · stick shift · manual · sequential
unwind
Release accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- destressRelieve mental tension
- take it easyAdvice to relax
chill · settle · mellow · recharge · recuperate · pace yourself · ease up · breathe · rest · recover
- landingslanding, touchdown, touch and go, emergency landing, soft landing
- aviation radioVHF radio, pan-pan, copy, over, out
gear downgear up
Prepare for activity
upshift · change up · accelerate · rev up · speed up
gear downgear up
Prepare for activity
ramp up · pick up the pace · accelerate · speed up · step up
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