slack

Example Sentences

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Their employees are left picking up the slack.

From Barron's

Make sure that your husband is picking up the emotional and practical slack at his end.

From MarketWatch

Still, Britt said more needs to be done and government must pick up the slack.

From Barron's

Those department reductions and policy shifts affecting aviation oversight and transportation funding have left little slack when these kinds of storms hit.

From Salon

When one engine slows, another has been able to take up the slack.

From Barron's