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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China's economic slowdown steepens.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
While there was an urgent need for these homes during the pandemic, the surge in home prices since 2020, the rise in mortgage rates since 2022 and the slowdown in domestic migration due to return-to-office orders have put a damper on demand.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
But growth will remain modest for a variety of reasons, including a slowdown in China following a golden period of sales between 2016 and 2021.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Because of this, 40 percent said contract negotiations are causing slowdowns in operations—and time is money.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
While there was an urgent need for these homes during the pandemic, the surge in home prices since 2020, the rise in mortgage rates since 2022 and the slowdown in domestic migration due to return-to-office orders have put a damper on demand.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
But growth will remain modest for a variety of reasons, including a slowdown in China following a golden period of sales between 2016 and 2021.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Because of this, 40 percent said contract negotiations are causing slowdowns in operations—and time is money.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Slowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowdown. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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