FluentPlex
Type an English word in any form (went, children, happier).

slow down

verb
  1. To decelerate. (intransitive) · When approaching a bend in the road, slow down, and speed up after leaving it.
  2. To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something. (transitive) · With a comfortable lead, the football team slowed down the tempo of the game.
  3. 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.
+ Save to review

From the library

Mom said, " Slow down and breathe."
Learning to Drive, p. 1 · A2

Learn slow down in real texts

With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.

Create free account
Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.