'slow up' definitions:
Definition of 'slow up'
(from WordNet)
verb
verb
verb
Lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" [syn: decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard] [ant: accelerate, quicken, speed, speed up]
Synonyms of 'slow up'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afterthought,
- arrest,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- bind,
- block,
- blockage,
- brake,
- bureaucratic delay,
- check,
- clip the wings,
- curb,
- decelerate,
- deceleration,
- delay,
- delayage,
- delayed reaction,
- detain,
- detention,
- double take,
- drag,
- dragging,
- draw rein,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- ease-off,
- ease-up,
- flagging,
- halt,
- hang-up,
- hindrance,
- hold back,
- hold in check,
- hold up,
- holdup,
- impede,
- interim,
- jam,
- keep back,
- lag,
- lagging,
- let down,
- let up,
- letdown,
- letup,
- logjam,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- minus acceleration,
- moderate,
- moratorium,
- obstruct,
- obstruction,
- paperasserie,
- pause,
- red tape,
- red-tapeism,
- red-tapery,
- reef,
- rein in,
- relax,
- reprieve,
- respite,
- retard,
- retardance,
- retardation,
- retardment,
- set back,
- setback,
- slack,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slack-up,
- slacken,
- slackening,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slowdown,
- slowing,
- slowing down,
- slowness,
- slowup,
- stay,
- stay of execution,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- suspension,
- take in sail,
- throttle down,
- tie-up,
- time lag,
- wait