go-slow

British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for go-slow
Noun
  • Investors flocked to bonds because of signs of a slowdown in the labor market.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The metal's price surge this year underscores its role in portfolio diversification, particularly as equity markets face risks from economic slowdowns.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.
    Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
  • News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • Last season, Maggie faced nursing union negotiations, culminating in a sick-out.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Maggie’s major Season 10 storyline involved the tense nursing union negotiations at the hospital, which culminated in a sick-out.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Go-slow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-slow. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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