verb
- to reduce speed or slow down
Usage: third person singular present tense of decelerate
Examples
- The car decelerates as it approaches the red light.
- The train decelerates gradually when entering the station.
- Economic growth decelerates during a recession.
- The spacecraft decelerates before landing on the planet.
- She decelerates her pace when walking downhill.
- The runner decelerates in the final stretch of the race.