slowing down
Easing off throttle
Slowing down is reducing speed or pace.
Traffic slows down near construction zones; a runner slows down approaching the finish.
The phrase often suggests deliberate deceleration for safety, caution, or reflection: The doctor told him to slow down after the heart attack.
It can describe mental processes too—taking time to think rather than rushing: Slow down and read the instructions carefully.
- decelerationDecrease in speed
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- coastingMoving without active effort
- subsidingDecreasing in intensity
- lesseningBecoming reduced in degree
losing steam · running out of gas · taking it easy · downshifting · stop and smell the roses · hibernation · meditating · tempering · lingering · delay · retardation · golden years · dormancy · cooling · crawling · dragging · pacing · easing
- gradual motioncrawling, creeping, inching, drifting, gliding
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist
- defensedefense, defending, protecting, protection, security
- fatigue symptomsexhaustion, tiredness, drowsiness, sleepiness, yawning
- motion changesacceleration, deceleration, speeding up, speedup, braking
- pedestrian actionswalking, crossing, stopping, waiting, standing
slowing downspeeding up
Increasing speed or tempo
accelerating · picking up speed · quickening · revving up · ramping up
slowing downspeeding up
Increasing speed or tempo
ramping up · intensifying · accelerating · escalating · stepping up
slowing downbuilding up
Increasing gradually
accelerating · surging · taking off · ramping up · snowballing
down, slow, slowly, downtown, downfall, slowness, slowed, downgrade, downer