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Slow down

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To decelerate. intransitive

    "When approaching a bend in the road, slow down, and speed up after leaving it."

  2. 2
    become less tense, rest, or take one's ease wordnet
  3. 3
    To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something. transitive

    "With a comfortable lead, the football team slowed down the tempo of the game."

  4. 4
    reduce the speed of wordnet
  5. 5
    To become less intense, enthusiastic, etc., usually with a positive connotation, implying that one is stripped of exaggerated or unnecessary eagerness. figuratively, intransitive, transitive

    "Whoa, slow down there, bucko. Everyone will get a chance. Be patient."

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  1. 6
    lose velocity; move more slowly wordnet
  2. 7
    become slow or slower wordnet
  3. 8
    cause to proceed more slowly wordnet

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