slow up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de réduire la vitesse ou de ralentir.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of reducing speed or becoming slower.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Reduce speedinformal

   To move or operate at a slower pace than before.

   Ralentir

   • The car slowed up as it approached the traffic light.
   • You need to slow up when driving in a school zone.
   • The train slowed up before entering the station.

   Synonymesbrakedecelerateease upslackenslacken offslow down

   Antonymesaccelerateexpeditehastenquickenspeed

2. Delay or hinder progressinformal

   To cause something to happen more slowly or to be delayed.

   ralentir

   • The heavy rain slowed up the construction work.
   • Technical issues slowed up the project's completion.
   • Don't let minor problems slow up your progress.

   Synonymesdeceleratedelayhold upimpederetardset backslow down

   Antonymesaccelerateexpeditehastenquickenspeed

Verbe de baseslow