Manufacturers are adapting their supply chains to cope with seasonal slowdowns and unexpected demand shifts.

The slowbacks in the team struggled to keep up with the new training routine.

Don't be such a slowback when we haul the sails, or you'll get left on the dock.

Hurry up, you slowass driver, or we'll miss the train.

The city council's new parking meters were meant to encourage turnover, but they seemed to slowen downtown commerce instead.

As the convoy encountered the fog, the vehicles slowened to maintain a safe distance.

As the storm approached, the traffic on the highway was slowening, causing delays.

The veteran pitcher slowballed the final inning, disrupting the hitters' timing and securing the win.

The pitcher was slowballing to disrupt the hitter's timing.

Many economists argue that slowbalization is reshaping supply chains and reducing international investment flows.