slow up

Frequency: 5.03.5 per million words

A phrasal verb, less common than 'slow down', meaning to reduce speed.

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Examples (10)

  • The car began to slow up as it approached the traffic lights.
  • He had to slow up to match her walking pace.
  • We noticed the train slow up before entering the station.
  • The economic recovery might slow up in the next quarter.
  • Don't slow up too much; we need to reach our destination on time.
  • The runner started to slow up in the final stages of the marathon.
  • The police car had to slow up due to the roadworks.
  • As the hill steepened, the cyclist had to slow up.
  • The initial excitement began to slow up after a few weeks.
  • Please slow up when you drive through residential areas.