go-slow
Deliberate productivity reduction
A go-slow is a form of workplace protest where employees perform their duties at a deliberately reduced pace, slowing production without technically striking: The union called a go-slow to pressure management.
Chiefly British; Americans more often say slowdown.
As an adjective, go-slow describes a cautious, unhurried approach: a go-slow strategy on reforms.
Protest through strict compliance
- slowdownReduction in pace
- industrial actionCollective employee pressure tactic
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- picketPointed fence stake
union · collective bargaining · job action · blue flu · overtime ban · protest · grievance · solidarity
Taking one's time
- leisurelyDone without urgency
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- sluggishSlow and inactive
dawdling · amble · crawl · meander · saunter · shuffle · stroll · trudge
Careful, wise judgment
- warinessCautious distrust
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
watchfulness · discretion · foresight · mindfulness · precaution · hesitation · reserve · risk-averse
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
jam · backup · bottleneck · crawl · logjam · rush-hour · chokepoint · standstill
work-to-rule
Protest through strict compliance
- slowdownReduction in pace
- industrial actionCollective employee pressure tactic
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
picket · union · collective bargaining · job action · blue flu · overtime ban · protest · grievance · solidarity · boycott
unhurried
Taking one's time
sluggish · dawdling · amble · crawl · meander · saunter · shuffle · stroll · trudge · foot-dragging
prudence
Careful, wise judgment
- warinessCautious distrust
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- carefulnessQuality of being thorough
circumspection · watchfulness · discretion · foresight · mindfulness · precaution · hesitation · reserve · risk-averse · measured
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
snarl-up · jam · backup · bottleneck · crawl · logjam · rush-hour · chokepoint · standstill · blockage
- labor disputesstrikes, strike, labor strike, walkout, walkouts
- labor strikeswalkouts, walkout, picket lines, strike action, coal strike
- obstructionobstruction, delay, roadblock, blockade, barricade
- protestdemonstration, walkout, picket, protest march, sit-in
- strikesgeneral strike, labor strike, wildcat strike, strike action, walkout
go-slowspeedup
Increase in pace
rush · hustle · full speed · overdrive · maximum effort
go-slowwalkout
Protest by leaving
wildcat strike · general strike · downing tools · work stoppage · sit-down strike
go-slowmaximum effort