slow up
Example Sentences
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Bichette hit a two-out single to right field off Orioles right-hander Kyle Gibson and made the turn for second, but started to slow up as he saw Anthony Santander throwing the ball to the infield.
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2023
Bond yields slumped on Wednesday to multi-month lows, but rather than moving higher on expectations the Fed will slow up on its policy tightening, this time Wall Street slumped into the red.
From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2023
While consumers still face an historic squeeze from the cost of living, the Bank of England may feel able to slow up on rises in interest rates, especially given expectations a recession has already started.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2022
Money began to slow up, so the whole spoiled thing went away.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2020
All we could do was slow up and watch as they sped around a last row of cars toward the parking lot exit.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
