get slack

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

To start being lazy or not careful enough (more informal).

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Examples (10)

  • If you get slack with your training, you'll lose your fitness.
  • The team started to get slack after they won the first match.
  • Don't get slack just because the deadline is far away.
  • He tends to get slack on his responsibilities when he's tired.
  • We need to make sure we don't get slack in our security procedures.
  • When the project got tough, some members of the team started to get slack.
  • It's easy to get slack during the holidays if you're not careful.
  • The manager warned them not to get slack or complacent.
  • If you get slack with your diet, you'll gain weight.
  • The coach told the players not to get slack during practice.