Examples of slowdown in a Sentence
The business had a slowdown after the holidays.
disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus
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Many felt Thibodeau, who was the Knicks' head coach for the previous five seasons, was stuck in the NBA of the 1990s with his slowdown offense and refusal to give bench players more than a perfunctory amount of playing time.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The historic labor strikes were another blow; the slowdown in the number of movies being released continues to this day.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
In August, the company reported that first-half revenues fell 22 percent to 133 million euros, hit by softer wholesale in Europe, cautious sentiment in Greater China, the luxury slowdown and the company’s own strategic repositioning.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Many young job seekers, including recent college graduates, are struggling to find employment amid a slowdown in the job market.
—PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The historic labor strikes were another blow; the slowdown in the number of movies being released continues to this day.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
In August, the company reported that first-half revenues fell 22 percent to 133 million euros, hit by softer wholesale in Europe, cautious sentiment in Greater China, the luxury slowdown and the company’s own strategic repositioning.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Many young job seekers, including recent college graduates, are struggling to find employment amid a slowdown in the job market.
—PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Slowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowdown. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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slowdown
noun
slow·down
ˈslō-ˌdau̇n 
: a slowing down
Legal Definition
slowdown
noun
slow·down
ˈslō-ˌdau̇n
: a slowing down of business operations by employees
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