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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Management has partly attributed the membership slowdown to tougher comparisons from a year earlier, but there’s more to the story.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Similar to the spring slowdown for AC systems, HVAC companies often experience lighter demand before homeowners start turning on their heating systems for the colder months.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Using Claude, a business owner can better predict business slowdowns and create marketing campaigns to take up the slack and then push these campaigns out either through emails or into a customer relationship management system like HubSpot.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Still, California’s slowdown is minor compared to the rest of the country.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Similar to the spring slowdown for AC systems, HVAC companies often experience lighter demand before homeowners start turning on their heating systems for the colder months.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Using Claude, a business owner can better predict business slowdowns and create marketing campaigns to take up the slack and then push these campaigns out either through emails or into a customer relationship management system like HubSpot.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Still, California’s slowdown is minor compared to the rest of the country.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
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“Slowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowdown. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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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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