Below you will find example sentences with "slow down". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Slow Down in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: slow
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 28
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.1 words

Words in this phrase

slow down

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • slow can mean: Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed. Frequent word
  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

able to slow down and pull 1× administration to slow down 1× asked to slow down testing to 1× expected the slow down and planned 1× growth to slow down over the 1× he should slow down the testing 1× it may slow down the curve 1× motorists to slow down as rain 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a microsd card 1× as a result 1× be attentive and 1× but police are 1× by standing on 1× covid 19 coronavirus 1×

Common sentence endings:

a helping hand 1× and drive sober 1× and pull back 1× atwater village traffic 1× cutting down washes 1× down across devon 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

pull 3× drive 3× donald 2× asked 2× testing 2× signs 2× motorists 2× see 2× impact 2× push 2× unity 2× hair 2×

Related phrases

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down touched down doubled down burned down sit down breaking down

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around slow:

slow motion 9× slow pace 9× slow start 9× too slow 8× slow cooker 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

slow cooker slot machines slightly less slightly higher slightly different slight chance

Just after it in the phrase index:

slow motion slow pace slow start small amount small amounts small blind

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

slow motion slow pace slow start slow cooker

Same ending:

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down touched down

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "slow down" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as able to slow down and pull, administration to slow down, pull, drive and donald stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, knocked down, sat down, slow motion, slow pace and slow start, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with slow down

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Will ‘Slow Down’ signs really slow down Atwater Village traffic? (10 words)

But police are urging motorists to slow down as rain lashes down across Devon. (14 words)

If the government shuts down, many functions that impact taxpayers will slow down or stop. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Holland said the Nature Conservancy of Canada is asking motorists to slow down when they see a turtle on the road, and that people are encouraged to pull over if they can do so safely and give the slow movers a helping hand. (43 words)

To extend the longevity of fresh hair, she advised switching up current products, stating it would help slow down the process of hair getting greasy and thus aid in cutting down washes. (32 words)

Should it reduce itself to a McHappy Meal, allowing new fans to barely slow down as they whiz through the drive-thru before snatching the bag and scarfing it down? (30 words)

Question examples

Will ‘Slow Down’ signs really slow down Atwater Village traffic? (10 words)

Should it reduce itself to a McHappy Meal, allowing new fans to barely slow down as they whiz through the drive-thru before snatching the bag and scarfing it down? (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Covid 19 coronavirus: Donald Trump asked to slow down testing to lower virus casesPresident Donald Trump said on Saturday (US time) he's asked his administration to slow down.

We expected the slow down and planned our vacations to coincide with the summer slow down.

Will ‘Slow Down’ signs really slow down Atwater Village traffic?

A microSD card that's slow can slow down your mobile device, lowering your overall experience, and possibly hampering your essential activities.

Holland said the Nature Conservancy of Canada is asking motorists to slow down when they see a turtle on the road, and that people are encouraged to pull over if they can do so safely and give the slow movers a helping hand.

She has taught us to slow down a bit, take slow evening walks now and then, and snuggle more often.

Slow down, honor slow speed zones and watch for signs of manatees in the water near your boat.

You tend to go at a slow pace, which is what you'll really enjoy on holiday; you'll be able to slow down and pull back.

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But police are urging motorists to slow down as rain lashes down across Devon.

If the government shuts down, many functions that impact taxpayers will slow down or stop.

What followed was a relent pursuit to slow down the making of the movie, if not forcing it to shut down.

Be attentive and alert, always buckle up, keep your phone down, slow down, and drive sober.

By standing on or using a foot to push down on the mat, the sled becomes more difficult to pull, and the team will slow down.

If Unity were to slow down investment or wind down those past acquisitions, Unity would potentially have to recognise a large impairment charge.

To extend the longevity of fresh hair, she advised switching up current products, stating it would help slow down the process of hair getting greasy and thus aid in cutting down washes.

As a result, prices go up, and consumer spending could go down, causing economic growth to slow down over the next few months.

Hailing down a cab to see it slow down, look at my face, then drive off.

If Dan's popularity is down because cases are up, he should "slow down the testing".

It may slow down the curve for a few days or even push it back down, but we are talking about a fleeting, precarious impact.

Should it reduce itself to a McHappy Meal, allowing new fans to barely slow down as they whiz through the drive-thru before snatching the bag and scarfing it down?

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