slowing
Easing off pace
Slowing is the present participle of slow, used as a verb or adjective to describe a reduction in speed or pace.
Traffic may be slowing, or economic growth may be slowing.
As an adjective, it modifies nouns: the slowing economy, a slowing heartbeat.
The noun slowing refers to the process itself: a slowing of momentum.
Device to slow motion
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- diminishTo make smaller
lessen · slacken · taper · throttle · moderate · temper · downshift · retard
Enforced waiting period
- deferDelay or submit
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- procrastinateDelay action unnecessarily
holdover · moratorium · extension · wait · shelve · pause · hiatus · intermission
Economic decline period
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
recession · contraction · softening · ebbing · waning · flagging · faltering · tapering
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
- jamCooked fruit spread
snarl-up · bottleneck · rush-hour · crawl · logjam · chokepoint · standstill · blockage
Release accumulated tension
- easeLack of strain
- calmFree from agitation
- mellowSoft, ripe, relaxed
- decompressRelease stored pressure
destress · settling · quieting · soothing · restful · tranquil · peaceful · leisurely
Exercising caution and attention
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- waryGuardedly alert
measured · circumspect · tentative · guarded · watchful · mindful · heedful · gingerly
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
restraint · pacing · composure · equanimity · unhurried
brake
Device to slow motion
diminish · lessen · slacken · taper · throttle · moderate · temper · downshift · retard · let-up
delay
Enforced waiting period
procrastinate · holdover · moratorium · extension · wait · shelve · pause · hiatus · intermission · postpone
downturn
Economic decline period
stagnation · recession · contraction · softening · ebbing · waning · flagging · faltering · tapering · plateauing
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bumper-to-bumperVehicles packed without gaps
- tailbackCongested vehicle queue
jam · snarl-up · bottleneck · rush-hour · crawl · logjam · chokepoint · standstill · blockage · roadwork
unwind
Release accumulated tension
decompress · destress · settling · quieting · soothing · restful · tranquil · peaceful · leisurely · laid-back
careful
Exercising caution and attention
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
- prudentExercising sound judgment
wary · measured · circumspect · tentative · guarded · watchful · mindful · heedful · gingerly · methodical
deliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
forbearance · restraint · pacing · composure · equanimity · unhurried
- gradual declinefading, waning, dwindling, diminishing, ebbing
- cycling etiquettehand signals, passing, yielding, on your left, single file
- driving safetyblind spot, braking, brake, signaling, merging
- motion statesmoving, stationary, in motion, at rest, still
- speed changesacceleration, deceleration, speedup, quickening, speeding up
- transformationschange, changes, transform, transforms, transformation
slowingaccelerating
Increasing in speed
speeding up · quickening · hastening · acceleration · picking up speed
slowingaccelerating
Increasing in speed
speeding up · quickening · ramping up · intensifying · escalating
slowingexpediting
Making progress faster
speeding · hastening · rushing · hurrying · fast-tracking
- slowing downReducing pace or velocity
- slowing upReducing one's pace
slow, slowly, slowness, slowed, slows, slower, slowdown, slowpoke, slowest