"slowdown" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slowdowns [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from slow down. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|slow down}} Deverbal from slow down Head templates: {{en-noun}} slowdown (plural slowdowns)
  1. A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc. Wikipedia link: slowdown Synonyms: retardation, slow-down Translations (a reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc.): забавяне (zabavjane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), zpomalení (Czech), hidastus (Finnish), rallentamento [masculine] (Italian), abrandamento [masculine] (Portuguese), замедле́ние (zamedlénije) [neuter] (Russian)

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