slow (sb/sth) down/up
— phrasal verb with slow uk/sləʊ/us/sloʊ/verb [ I or T ]
B2 to become slower, or to make someone or something become slower:
Slow down, you two, you're walking too fast!
If I run with Christina she tends to slow me down.
We slowed up when we saw the police.
More examples
- You drive too fast - just slow down a bit!
- You'd better slow down, that car was flashing its lights at you.
- You should slow down as you approach the junction.
- Could you slow down a bit - I can't keep pace with you.
- Drugs can slow down the progression of the disease.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
- accelerant
- accelerate
- acceleration
- catch
- catch (sb) up
- decelerate
- downshift
- foot
- gun
- motor
- quicken
- retard
- retardation
- slacken
- slow
- sped
- speed
- throttle
- throttle (sth) back/down
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