Slowing up
Synonyms for slowing up
verb stick; become stuck
stall
impede
halt
decelerate
delay
detain
retard
set back
sink
slacken
hang up
slow down
slow up
Antonyms for slowing up
advance
help
forward
Synonyms
verb hold, keep back; arrest
apprehend
delay
confine
jail
decelerate
hinder
retard
nab
pinch
inhibit
bust
withhold
intern
restrain
ice
mire
impede
constrain
check
reserve
bog down
hold up
pick up
pull in
put away
run in
set back
buttonhole
hang up
send up
slow down
slow up
Antonyms
liberate
aid
assist
facilitate
permit
release
free
advance
allow
forward
help
push
let go
give
offer
Synonyms
verb move slowly; delay
slow
slacken
wane
fall off
trail
decrease
falter
diminish
fail
shuffle
ebb
slouch
tarry
jelly
dawdle
procrastinate
poke
dillydally
idle
lounge
plod
tail
inch
limp
tool
stay
flag
hobble
straggle
dally
saunter
retard
trudge
linger
drag
stagger
loiter
hang back
put off
be behind
get no place fast
inch along
lose strength
slow up
drag one’s feet
Antonyms
grow
increase
enlarge
complete
hasten
hurry
raise
develop
expand
run
rise
finish
go
push
rush
advance
do
tiptoe
leave
Synonyms
verb delay, catch up in
bog down
entangle
implicate
embroil
ensnare
involve
flounder
enmesh
stick
tangle
trap
decelerate
retard
soil
detain
dirty
cling
snare
entrap
sink
set back
hang up
slow down
slow up
Antonyms
exclude
untangle
release
clean
liberate
untwist
free
let go
remove
uncomplicate
Synonyms
verb hinder, obstruct
decelerate
handicap
lessen
impede
crimp
hamper
defer
loaf
clog
fetter
reduce
down
dawdle
decrease
check
hesitate
poke
detain
delay
arrest
falter
postpone
balk
mire
baffle
flag
slacken
choke
encumber
stall
loiter
brake
bog
back off
bog down
hold back
hold up
let up
set back
shut down
take down
choke off
bring to screeching halt
close off
hang up
retardate
shut off
slow down
slow up
Antonyms
aid
assist
expedite
hasten
hurry
unblock
release
grow
increase
speed
liberate
persevere
further
help
promote
advance
forward
do
free
let go
expand
raise
strengthen
rush
allow
continue
encourage
maintain
push
Synonyms
verb delay, hinder
bog down
decelerate
defeat
detain
hold up
impede
mire
retard
reverse
slow
embog
hang up
slow down
slow up
Antonyms
advance
forward
Synonyms
verb defer, postpone
suspend
waive
freeze
prolong
put off
dismiss
scrub
drop
pigeonhole
stay
delay
sideline
table
hold
hold up
tie up
mothball
give up
prorogue
hang up
hold off
hold over
lay aside
put aside
put on back burner
put on hold
put on ice
slow up
Antonyms
carry out
go ahead
continue
go
advance
do
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