Definition of Slowdowns

1. Noun. (plural of slowdown) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Slowdowns

1. slowdown [n] - See also: slowdown

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slowdowns

slow roll
slow scan
slow time scale
slow up
slow virus diseases
slowback
slowbacks
slowball
slowcoach
slowcoaches
slowcore
slowdown
slowdowns (current term)
slowed
slower
slowers
slowest
slowgoing
slowing
slowings
slowish
slowlier
slowliest
slowliness
slowly
slowly but surely
slowmatch

Literary usage of Slowdowns

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

1. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register For by Horace Greeley (1899)
"The average for the entire distance, including -eight slowdowns, but excluding two stops of two minutes each for change of engines, was 64.26 miles par hour ..."

2. Computer Science Research Activities in Asia: Software Technology and by David K. Kahaner (1994)
"The other countries are headed for recessions, depression-like conditions, and major slowdowns; at best, just slowdowns. The affected countries account for ..."

3. The American Work Force: 1992-2005 by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"The high- growth alternative, in contrast, is characterized more by slowdowns in growth at these two points in time, rather than by real declines in GDP and ..."

4. Electronic Disability Claims Processing: SSA is Proceeding with its by Linda D. Koontz (2006)
"They stated that their offices had experienced problems such as computer screen freezes, system slowdowns, and system access issues—all of which had ..."

5. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1919)
"slowdowns The Time Lost in slowdowns (88686 A). Walter V. Turner. 2500 w. Ry Mech Engr—Sept., 1918. Compares acceleration with deceleration in steam road ..."

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