QUICKENING Antonyms

• a decrease in rate of change

• (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

• the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed

• marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

• a decrease in rate of change

• a tactic used to mislead or delay

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• take into custody

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• attract and fix

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• reduce the speed of

• time during which some action is awaited

• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

• act later than planned, scheduled, or required

• stop or halt

• slow the growth or development of