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Slippage

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slippage"

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Word	Definition
slidenoun	An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
declinenoun	The act of declining or refusing something.
creepnoun	(informal, derogatory, especially) A person who engages in sexually inappropriate behaviour or sexual harassment.
downturnnoun	A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
driftnoun	(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
slowdownnoun	A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, economic activity, etc.
backwardnessnoun	The state of being backward.
slowingnoun	A deceleration; a slowing down.
backslidingnoun	An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
delaynoun	A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
postponementnoun	A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.
regressionnoun	(statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.
lagnoun	(countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency.
tardinessnoun	(uncountable) The state or quality of being tardy.
skidnoun	An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
latenessnoun	The state of being late.
backlognoun	An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
veneernoun	A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
shiftnoun	A movement to do something, a beginning.
lownoun	A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).