downshift

downshift

noun

Definition of DOWNSHIFT

a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something <there are promising indications of a turnaround in the prolonged economic downshift>

Synonyms braking, deceleration, downshift, letup, retardation

Related Words decline, drop, slump; ebb, remission, retreat, wane; flagging, weakening; arrest, check, halt, stoppage; collapse, crash, fall, plunge

Antonyms acceleration, hastening, quickening