When approaching a bend in the road, slow down, and speed up after leaving it.

When the long, hot journey drew to its end and the train slowed down for the last time, there was a stir in Jessamy’s carriage.

Then came the war... and everything slowed down.

With a comfortable lead, the football team slowed down the tempo of the game.

A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails.[…]This set-up solves several problems […]. Stopping high-speed trains wastes energy and time, so why not simply slow them down enough for a moving platform to pull alongside?

The elimination of vacuum-braked wagons would be slowed down, and the Western Region's flirtation with diesel-hydraulic locomotives was questioned.

Slow down

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