action afterthought arrest bind block blockage boom bottoming out boycott boycottage bureaucratic delay business cycle business fluctuations bust catabasis check cheeseparing collapse cooling cooling down cooling off crash crisis curtailment cutback deceleration declension decline decline and fall decrescendo delay delayage delayed reaction depression detention diminuendo dive double take downtrend downturn drag dragging drop dwindling ease-off ease-up ebb economic cycle economic expansion economic growth economization economizing expanding economy expansion fall falloff flagging freeze growth halt hang-up high growth rate hindrance holdup inactivity interim jam job action lag lagging lapse letdown letup lockout logjam low low growth rate market expansion minus acceleration moratorium obstruction outlaw strike paperasserie pause peak peaking plunge prosperity protest recession recovery red tape red-tapeism red-tapery reduction of expenses reduction of spending remission reprieve respite retardance retardation retardment retreat retrenchment revolt rulebook slowdown saving scraping scrimping setback sick-in sit-down sit-down strike skimping slack slack-up slackening slow-up slowing slowing down slowness slowup slump sparing stagnation stay stay of execution stop stoppage strike subsidence suspension sympathy strike tie-up time lag turnout upturn wait walkout wane wildcat strike work stoppage