Daily life

slow things down

make life less rushed

To slow things down means to make an activity or period of life feel less hurried and more relaxed.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

You look exhausted.

I know. I need to slow things down for a few days.

Play the conversation

I try to slow things down on Sunday mornings.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I need to slow down things after work.

Say: I need to slow things down after work.

With this expression, put "things" between "slow" and "down".

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

slow things down; it slows things down; it slowed things down

Your turn: say it out loud

I try to slow things down on Sunday mornings.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

slow things down

make life less rushed

“I try to slow things down on Sunday mornings.”

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