verb
- past tense and past participle of decelerate; reduced speed or slowed down
Examples
- The car decelerated as it approached the red light.
- Economic growth has decelerated in recent months.
- The train decelerated smoothly into the station.
- She decelerated her pace when she saw the steep hill ahead.
- The spacecraft decelerated before entering orbit.
- Traffic decelerated due to construction work on the highway.