To change into a lower gear (in motor vehicles).
1 In an age of diminished expectations, even snobbery has to downshift .
2 If we've been under a great deal of stress, you'll need time to downshift .
3 This observation is consistent with a striking downshift in expression between aceA and aceK.
4 She moved to put her hand on his, but he pulled away to downshift .
5 Watch the diff on exits, turn down lims on downshift .
6 Officials at the US central bank regard the current downshift in the economy as temporary.
7 That represents an abrupt downshift in the market, which is down 5 percent through September.
8 The engine roared as if we'd missed a downshift .
9 As with the entire series, the stories serve as an excuse to downshift quickly to chases.
10 I'm talking about a major, total downshift .
11 Where a diesel may effortlessly haul up freeway hills in top gear, the Gladiator often requires a downshift .
12 In contrast, inefficient translation and premature transcriptional termination contributed to the downshift in expression between aceA and aceK.
13 Strains in their marriage begin to develop as Conlin and Beavan downshift to a lower-impact way of life.
14 The increase in ethanol consumption induced by reward downshift had measurable effects on activity as assessed in the EPM.
15 Then he heard it downshift .
16 The job was a late-career downshift for both Chumbley, who previously worked as a trainer, and Dennis, who used to race.
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