slacken off

Frequency: 7.815.2 per million words

to become or make something less active, busy, or intense

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  • The construction work will slacken off during the holidays.
  • After the intense training period, the athletes were told to slacken off a bit.
  • We need to slacken off the pressure on the team, or they'll burn out.
  • The economic growth began to slacken off in the last quarter.
  • If you slacken off now, you'll regret it later.
  • The ropes started to slacken off as the wind died down.
  • Don't slacken off your efforts just because the deadline is approaching.
  • The demand for the product started to slacken off after the initial surge.
  • The instructor reminded the climbers not to slacken off their grip.
  • As the project neared completion, the pace began to slacken off.