slower and slower

slower and slower

At an increasingly slower rate, pace, or velocity. The economy's growth has been getting slower and slower each month, leading some economists to worry that a crash could be on the horizon. The jet flew slower and slower until it eventually began falling from the sky.
See also: and, slower
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

slower and slower

at a decreasing rate of speed; slow and then even slower. The car is going slower and slower and will stop soon. The dog's breathing got slower and slower as it went to sleep.
See also: and, slower
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • slower
  • slower than molasses
  • lag behind
  • lagging
  • lag
  • slower than molasses in January
  • put (one) on guard
  • put one on guard
  • don't give (something) another thought
  • not give (something) another thought
References in classic literature
The alternations of night and day grew slower and slower, and so did the passage of the sun across the sky, until they seemed to stretch through centuries.
Time Machine
This time he did not trouble himself to make excuses as before, and his letters were less frequent, and shorter and less affectionate, especially after the first few weeks: they came slower and slower, and more terse and careless every time.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
And he punched on and on, slower and slower, as the last shreds of vitality oozed from him, through centuries and aeons and enormous lapses of time, until, in a dim way, he became aware that the nameless thing was sinking, slowly sinking down to the rough board-planking of the bridge.
Martin Eden
Step by step, slower and slower, Richard Wardour drew back, and left them by themselves.
The Frozen Deep
ING's Mapa said both bank loans and money supply indicators 'continue to decline, with domestic liquidity grinding to single digit growth for half a year now while commercial bank lending posting slower and slower growth prints for 4 months straight.'
As BSP keeps foot on brakes, cash supply in PH economy tightens
My hunting setup tends to get slower and slower every year.
Shoot heavy arrows
"As you get older the bandwidth gets slower and slower," he said.
Brain 'hardware' key to decision-making flexibility
As we age, this "sloughing off' process becomes slower and slower. As we have all heard, even the Great Smoky Mountains and surrounding areas, not to mention urban areas like Atlanta, Georgia, have a very high ozone rating.
A facial: it's more--than meets the eye
Lleyton Hewitt is one player who is adamant that the courts have been getting slower and slower over the past four years and argues that at his home Grand Slam, the courts should be tailored to his playing strengths.
Tennis: Heated debate sur faces o ver the pace of Ace
'I was lying on the ground and all around me everything went dark and at the same time I heard my heartbeat getting louder and louder, but slower and slower.
Motorsport: I thought I was dying