throttling down
Easing off engine
Throttling down means reducing power, speed, or intensity gradually.
The phrase comes from engine controls—pulling back on a throttle decreases fuel flow and slows the machine: The pilot throttled down for landing.
Figuratively, it describes any deliberate decrease in activity or output: We're throttling down operations until the new year.
- scaling backReducing size or extent
- pulling backMoving rearward or retracting
- cutting backDecreasing amount or extent
- brakingReducing speed deliberately
- engine brakingDeceleration via powertrain resistance
deceleration · fuel efficiency · load balancing · prioritization · cooling systems · idling · dialing back · strategic withdrawal · backing off · letting up · downshifting · resource allocation · reduction · power management
throttling downaccelerating
Increasing in speed
revving up · flooring it · full throttle · powering up · speeding up
throttling downramping up
Progressively increasing in scale
stepping up · intensifying · escalating · cranking up · amping up
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