| Lost steam |
LA Times Daily |
22 Oct 2025 |
| Decelerated |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Jan 2025 |
| Got ready to stop |
LA Times Daily |
10 May 2024 |
| Decelerated |
Commuter |
19 Apr 2024 |
| Approached a school zone, say |
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| Reduced pace |
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| Decreased in speed |
Universal |
23 Nov 2023 |
| Entered a school zone, say |
New York Times |
18 Dec 2022 |
| Lost steam |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Lost steam |
The Washington Post |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Decelerated |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Dec 2021 |
| Put on the brakes |
Newsday |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Pumped the brakes |
USA Today |
29 Jun 2021 |
| Hit the brakes |
Universal |
27 Sep 2020 |
| Got ready to stop |
The Washington Post |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Got ready to stop |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2020 |
| Braked |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Apr 2020 |
| Lost steam |
New York Times |
05 Mar 2020 |
| Decelerated |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Nov 2019 |
| Went from adagio to largo, say |
New York Times |
27 Jul 2019 |
| Lost momentum |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2019 |
| Lost momentum |
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| Went from adagio to largo, say |
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| Went from 50 to 40 |
LA Times Daily |
07 Dec 2018 |
| Went from 50 to 40 |
The Washington Post |
07 Dec 2018 |
| Lost momentum |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Mar 2018 |
| Lost momentum |
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| Went from 50 to 40 |
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| Tapped the brakes |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Apr 2017 |
| Impeded |
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| Decelerated |
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| Lost steam |
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| Put on the brakes |
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| Lost speed |
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| Lost speed |
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| Lost velocity |
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| Reduced speed |
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| Went from 60 to 40, e.g. |
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| Held up |
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| Lost steam |
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| Heeded a flagman |
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| On delay |
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| Backed off |
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| Ran down |
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| Put on the brakes |
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| Obeyed a flasher |
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| Restrained |
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| Retarded |
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| Delayed. |
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| Put on the brake. |
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| Reduced speed. |
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| Slackened. |
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| Bogged down. |
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| Put the brakes on. |
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