slow up
Example Sentences
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Bichette hit a two-out single to right field 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 • Jul. 31, 2023
A long-distance lorry driver, he said he had no option but to pay privately or "sit and do nothing, vegetate and slow up".
From BBC • Mar. 23, 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
Money began to slow up, so the whole spoiled thing went away.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2020
They had to slow up at the gorge, inching slowly down along the narrow, twisting road, pulling over twice before they hit bottom to allow other, wood-filled pickups on the way home to pass.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
