Definition of "go-slow" []

• Informal Deliberate and careful, as in behavior or viewpoint: "a go-slow effort to maintain a sense of continuity and order” ( Christian Science Monitor). (adjective)

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• "They've adopted what we call a 'go-slow' approach, Einhorn said of Chinese energy investments in Iran."
• "At a news conference at a Baltimore County middle school dedicated to math and engineering, Obama cast his go-slow approach to budget-cutting as a responsible alternative to the steep reductions Republicans are seeking in a vote this week on the House floor."
• "The riders staged a go-slow in protest after that event and something similar happened after a spate of crashes on a descent in the Ardennes during the 2010 Tour de France."