slowdown
n.a situation where something starts to move or happen more slowly than before. You often hear this word when talking about the economy or a computer.
n.a reduction in the speed or rate of activity, progress, or production. Often used in economic contexts to describe a period of reduced growth or in technical contexts regarding performance.
“The factory experienced a production slowdown last month.”
“Economists are worried that the recent slowdown in consumer spending might lead to a recession.”
“The software update was designed to fix a significant system slowdown that occurred whenever multiple high-resolution video streams were processed simultaneously.”
Commonly used with 'in' to specify the area of reduced activity, such as a 'slowdown in growth' or a 'slowdown in traffic'.
“Separate figures showed retail sales grew 0.6%, a slowdown from a 1% rise in June despite summer holiday tourism spending.”