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
Recent Examples on the Web
What’s more, experts say the slowdown in inflation isn’t what most people notice.
—
Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
There are also reasons to believe a slowdown is far off.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The moves come as anime has become an increasingly important genre in domestic theaters, which are looking for alternative programming amid a slowdown in studio films due to last year’s labor strikes.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
That’s contributing to concern that commodities will reverse the recent slowdown in consumer price gains.
—Lucia Kassai, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024
The luxury slowdown has hurt Kering in the past few months.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
While others said a cooling-off of wage increases detailed in the report would nudge the Fed toward a rate cut, because the pay slowdown eases the risk of price hikes made in an effort to offset rising labor costs.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The slowdown in sales is also hurting the leading maker of electric models in the United States, Tesla.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Ford’s electric vehicles aren’t doing too bad despite a lot of gloom in the industry over a slowdown in EV sales growth.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
There are also reasons to believe a slowdown is far off.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The moves come as anime has become an increasingly important genre in domestic theaters, which are looking for alternative programming amid a slowdown in studio films due to last year’s labor strikes.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
That’s contributing to concern that commodities will reverse the recent slowdown in consumer price gains.
—Lucia Kassai, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2024
The luxury slowdown has hurt Kering in the past few months.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
While others said a cooling-off of wage increases detailed in the report would nudge the Fed toward a rate cut, because the pay slowdown eases the risk of price hikes made in an effort to offset rising labor costs.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
The slowdown in sales is also hurting the leading maker of electric models in the United States, Tesla.
—Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Ford’s electric vehicles aren’t doing too bad despite a lot of gloom in the industry over a slowdown in EV sales growth.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'slowdown.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near slowdown
Cite this Entry
“Slowdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slowdown. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Copy Citation
Kids Definition
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
More from Merriam-Webster on slowdown
Nglish: Translation of slowdown for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of slowdown for Arabic Speakers
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share