slowed down
Eased off throttle
Slowed down is the past tense of slow down, meaning to reduce speed or pace.
Traffic slows down in construction zones.
A person slows down with age.
The project slowed down when funding was cut.
The phrase can also describe deliberate deceleration: She slowed down to let the pedestrian cross.
- brakedReduced speed intentionally
- deceleratedDecreased in velocity
- coastedMoved on momentum
- reducedMade less in amount
- bottleneckedBlocked at narrowing point
lost momentum · stopped · lagged · delayed · hit a snag · throttled · slackened · dragged · tempered · took it easy · crawled · stalled · running on fumes · dawdled · halted · tapered · unwound · decreased
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
slowed downsped up
Increased velocity or tempo
accelerated · quickened · picked up speed · fast-tracked · revved up
slowed downsped up
Increased velocity or tempo
quickened · rushed · intensified · hurried · accelerated
slowed downprogressed
Moved toward completion
advanced · moved forward · forged ahead · pushed forward · escalated
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