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Meanings of downshift in English

To change into a lower gear (in motor vehicles).

Synonyms
Examples for "gear down"
Examples for "gear down"
1
Sometimes I gear down the passion so it doesn't overwhelm the message.
Wired
2
I walked up to the front porch and set my gear down.
Beyond exile: day by day armageddon
3
They were instructed to bring his riot gear down with them.
Lockdown
4
The captain puts the landing gear down and extends the flaps.
Outliers: the story of success
5
They pulled Level A HAZMAT gear down off the rack.
The strain
1
He had to shift down to negotiate the road's steep, dark curves.
RING
2
Mickey Mouse looks like he's done a 16-hour shift down the mine.
The South African
3
The three shift down as they pass through the city fissure at Jo-kung.
The Hyperion Cantos
4
Carefully she laid the Queen's shift down into the chest.
The Secret Eleanor
5
His eyes shift down to my lips and back again.
Unravel Me
Usage of downshift in English
1
In an age of diminished expectations, even snobbery has to downshift.
The Guardian
2
If we've been under a great deal of stress, you'll need time to downshift.
Introvert power: why your inner life is your hidden strength
3
This observation is consistent with a striking downshift in expression between aceA and aceK.
Pubmed
4
She moved to put her hand on his, but he pulled away to downshift.
Torment
5
Watch the diff on exits, turn down lims on downshift.
The Guardian
6
Officials at the US central bank regard the current downshift in the economy as temporary.
The Irish Times
7
That represents an abrupt downshift in the market, which is down 5 percent through September.
Reuters
8
The engine roared as if we'd missed a downshift.
Wired
9
As with the entire series, the stories serve as an excuse to downshift quickly to chases.
Reuters
10
I'm talking about a major, total downshift.
Monday Mourning
11
Where a diesel may effortlessly haul up freeway hills in top gear, the Gladiator often requires a downshift.
News.com.au
12
In contrast, inefficient translation and premature transcriptional termination contributed to the downshift in expression between aceA and aceK.
Pubmed
13
Strains in their marriage begin to develop as Conlin and Beavan downshift to a lower-impact way of life.
Reuters
14
The increase in ethanol consumption induced by reward downshift had measurable effects on activity as assessed in the EPM.
Pubmed
15
Then he heard it downshift.
No country for old men
16
The job was a late-career downshift for both Chumbley, who previously worked as a trainer, and Dennis, who used to race.
Reuters
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Downshift through the time