slowdowns
Pace reduction periods
Slowdowns are reductions in speed or pace.
Traffic slowdowns occur during rush hour.
Economic slowdowns indicate decreased growth or activity.
In labor disputes, a slowdown is a deliberate reduction in work pace—less dramatic than a strike but still disruptive: The union organized a slowdown to pressure management.
Delay in system response
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- processingSystematic operation on data
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
server · loading · response time · throttling · cache · memory · CPU · network
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- delaysPauses before proceeding
backup · crawl · commute · highway · intersection · construction · accident · merging
Prolonged economic decline
- contractionReduction in size
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- downturnEconomic decline period
- declineDecrease or refuse
slump · deceleration · cooling · market · growth · GDP · unemployment · austerity
Decrease in speed
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
inertia · gradual · coasting · stopping · resistance · drag · pace · motion
Making or generating something
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- outputWhat something generates
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
factory · operations · capacity · inventory · shortages · demand · logistics · automation
latency
Delay in system response
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- processingSystematic operation on data
bandwidth · server · loading · response time · throttling · cache · memory · CPU · network · performance
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
delays · backup · crawl · commute · highway · intersection · construction · accident · merging · lanes
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- contractionReduction in size
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- downturnEconomic decline period
decline · slump · deceleration · cooling · market · growth · GDP · unemployment · austerity · recovery
deceleration
Decrease in speed
friction · inertia · gradual · coasting · stopping · resistance · drag · pace · motion · reduction
production
Making or generating something
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- outputWhat something generates
supply chain · factory · operations · capacity · inventory · shortages · demand · logistics · automation · machinery
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- labor disputesstrikes, strike, labor strike, walkout, walkouts
- labor historyAFL-CIO, workers, labor movement, CIO, laborers
- labor relationslabor relations, labor disputes, collective agreement, union elections, bargaining
- labor unionsunion dues, trade union, union membership, labor union, union shops
- protestsprotest, demonstration, protest march, demonstrations, rallies
slowdownsaccelerations
Velocity change rates
speedups · speed-ups · quickenings · hastening · pick-ups
slowdownsbooms
Rumbles or upswings
expansions · upswings · upturns · recoveries · growth spurts
slowdownsspeedups
Increases in velocity
accelerations · improvements · optimizations · streamlining · enhancements
slow, downs, down, downtown, downpour, downcast, slower, slowpoke, slowest