Definition of Go-slow

1. Noun. A form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers.

Generic synonyms: Job Action
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland

Definition of Go-slow

1. Noun. (U.K.) a period of time spent in an unusually slow fashion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Go-slow

go-devil
go-faster stripe
go-faster stripes
go-getter
go-getters
go-getting
go-go
go-kart
go-karts
go-live
go-lives
go-off
go-out
go-outs
go-show
go-slow (current term)
go-slows
go-to
go-to-meeting(a)
go Dutch
go Fantee
go Galt
go Pete Tong
go Winchester
go a-begging
go a long way
go about
go across
go after
go against

Literary usage of Go-slow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Clarence Frank Birdseye (1907)
"Therefore, go slow. Do not lay down stringent rules Go slow. as to personal conduct. The time for that has gone by. You can successfully lead, ..."

2. Dick's Recitations and Readings by William Brisbane Dick (1881)
"GO SLOW. From Baldwin's Monthly. When you a pair of bright eyes meet, That make your heart in rapture beat; When one voice seems to you more sweet Than any ..."

3. Sketches of History, Life, and Manners, in the United States by Anne Newport Royall (1826)
"Sometimes he would mutter to himself, sometimes go slow, and then put his horses to their best speed, as if he would outride the noise, or by that means ..."

4. What Shall Our Boys Do for a Living ? by Charles Frederick Wingate (1898)
"... Work Performed by Semi-Invalids — Unwholesome Occupations—Outdoor Exercise—Cultivate a Love of Nature—The Strain of Re. sponsibility—Learn to " Go Slow. ..."

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