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slacken pace

VERB

check

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrest control curb halt prevent reduce stop

STRONG

baffle bar bit bottleneck bridle checkmate choke circumvent constrain counteract delay discourage foil frustrate harness hold impede inhibit interrupt limit moderate neutralize obstruct obviate pause preclude rebuff repress repulse retard snub squelch stay suppress tame terminate thwart withhold

WEAK

cut short hold back hold down hold in keep back nip in the bud play for time rein in slow down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist continue encourage help let go

STRONG

abet advance approve facilitate forward free permit release

WEAK

expedite indulge liberate

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The cab had not gone far when it began to slacken pace.

From Guilt of the Brass Thieves by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)

Frequently, before the dispatch-riders reached their destination, they were compelled to slacken pace, owing to the clouds of smoke that drifted slowly across the almost deserted streets.

From The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

He waited, expecting it to slacken pace, or to swerve from him into a different course.

From The Wind in the Willows by Grahame, Kenneth

But he did not guess, and she did not turn her head nor slacken pace.

From Sunlight Patch by Harris, Credo Fitch

She could not keep up, and he did not slacken pace when she began to fall behind.

From North of Fifty-Three by Fischer, Anton Otto

slacken pace

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