downshift
verb
down·shift
ˈdau̇n-ˌshift 
downshifted; downshifting; downshifts
1
: to shift an automotive vehicle into a lower gear
2
: to move or shift to a lower level (as of speed, activity, or intensity)
downshift
noun
Examples of downshift in a Sentence
You can downshift to slow the car down.
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But none of those teams was prepared to downshift as dramatically, if at all.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
Downey carries off McNeal’s charm well — courting applause when McNeal delivers showboating, professorial tirades about Shakespeare and Saul Bellow — but struggles to downshift into subtlety.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
That in turn has forced traders to downshift forecasts for how much the Fed will ultimately cut rates by.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
The economy produced an average of 222,000 per month in the first half of the year, but there is an expectation of a slowdown to start the second half, as companies downshift their hiring plans.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
Downey carries off McNeal’s charm well — courting applause when McNeal delivers showboating, professorial tirades about Shakespeare and Saul Bellow — but struggles to downshift into subtlety.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
That in turn has forced traders to downshift forecasts for how much the Fed will ultimately cut rates by.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
The economy produced an average of 222,000 per month in the first half of the year, but there is an expectation of a slowdown to start the second half, as companies downshift their hiring plans.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Downshift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downshift. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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