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Deliberate reduction of output by employees. Slowdowns usually are a work protest designed to bring economic pressure upon an employer without incurring the costs of a strike.

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noun

The act or process of decreasing: abatement, curtailment, cut, cutback, decrease, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drain, reduction, slash, taper. See increase/decrease.

n

Definition: slacking off; gradual decrease
Antonyms: breakthrough, increase, rise, speed-up

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• Labor - slowdown: intentional reduction in output by workers to force employer concessions without a strike

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See words rhyming with "slowdown."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - nedgangsperiode, nedsat arbejdstempo

Nederlands (Dutch)
langzaam-aan-actie, langzamer gaan

Français (French)
n. - grève perlée, ralentissement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verlangsamung, Bummelstreik

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιβράδυνση, επιβραδυντική απεργία

Italiano (Italian)
sciopero bianco, rallentamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - diminuição (f), redução de produção (greve)

Русский (Russian)
замедление, снижение темпа работы

Español (Spanish)
n. - huelga de celo, retraso, tipo de huelga que consiste en trabajar con lentitud y meticulosidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nedgång, nedgångsperiod, dämpning av takten, maskning, maskningsaktion

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
降低速度, 减速

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 降低速度, 減速

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 속도가 떨어짐, (공장의) 태업, 경기 후퇴

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 減速, 沈滞, 怠業

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألتباطؤ, أبطاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮האטה, השבתת-האטה‬

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