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SLOWDOWN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of slowing down or falling behind
Synonyms:
lag; retardation; slowdown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("slowdown" is a kind of...):
delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
Derivation:
slow down (reduce the speed of)
slow down (lose velocity; move more slowly)
slow down (become slow or slower)
slow down (cause to proceed more slowly)
Context examples:
Additionally, Mercury was retrograde last month, starting February 16, and you began to feel the maddening slowdowns of Mercury as early as two weeks before.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You likely felt the approaching slowdown of Mercury well in advance of its official turnaround date (October 31), with delays, postponements, cancellations, electronic problems, machine repairs, and indecision from VIPs to have projects approved.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
No matter what important decision you may make, keep in mind that Mercury will go retrograde from February 16 to March 9, and you will feel the slowdowns in terms of delays, mix-ups, and communication difficulties as much as two weeks before you reach February 16.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Mercury has been retrograde since February 16, but you began to feel the frustrating slowdowns that Mercury is known to bring as early as two weeks ahead—that would have been February 2—so last month you may have felt that with every two steps forward, you had to take one step back.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
This intellectual planet of communication and transportation has been causing you delays and mix-ups ever since he went retrograde February 16. (In truth you began to feel the slowdown as early as February 2, as it is common to feel Mercury’s approaching retrograde for up to two weeks before it officially turns.) Now, however, everything is finally moving forward, and very quickly, as if a big blast of wind flew in your window.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Since Mercury begins its characteristic slowdown far ahead of the onset of its official turnaround to retrograde, you might have started to see delays, postponements, problems with electronics and machines, misunderstandings, and other mix-ups as early as mid-October.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
