deceleration

noun

Definition of decelerationnext
as in decline
a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something demand for our product is dropping, so I have ordered a deceleration of production

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  1. decline
  2. slowdown
  3. retardation
  4. drop
  5. slump
Noun
  • The number of families experiencing homelessness rose by 15% from 2022 to 2023 after years of steady declines since 2015, the organization reports, likely because of policy shifts like reductions in COVID-era safety net spending and expiring eviction moratoriums.
    Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Through September this year, Ford's sales in Europe fell 17.9%, far outstripping an industrywide decline of 6.1%.
    Nick Carey, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of decline
Noun
  • When Is the Earliest the 2024 Election Can Be Called? Election Day has previously morphed into election week in 2020 with an influx of mail-in and early ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing major slowdowns in vote counting and reporting election results.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Gibbs said Taco Bell led the industry in the third quarter in value perception among all fast-food consumers, helping its sales even during an industrywide slowdown.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of slowdown
Noun
  • The degree of retardation is usually mild, but can be moderate to severe.
    Mark Cohen, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2012
  • The criteria were: episodes that last no longer than 2 months, and that do not include suicidal feelings, psychotic symptoms, psychomotor retardation, or feelings of worthlessness.
    Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2013
Definition of retardation
Noun
  • It was later clarified that the traditional coin toss took place before the ball drop.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The cart drop came just as Chesterfield — the area's largest county — dropped out of the regional recycling collective altogether.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of drop
Noun
  • Australian miner Mineral Resources last week shut a lithium project in Western Australia citing the commodity slump.
    Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Economists predict that mortgage rates will remain volatile this year, but generally forecast them to hover around 6% in 2025. Elevated mortgage rates and high prices have helped keep the U.S. housing market in a sales slump going back to 2022.
    Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of slump
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