throttle back

phrasal verb

throttled back; throttling back; throttles back
: to reduce the amount of fuel flowing to an engine by adjusting the throttle
He throttled back to 45 mph.
sometimes used figuratively with respect to intensity
You need to throttle back your anger.

Examples of throttle back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In September, shelter inflation throttled back on a monthly basis, to 0.2% from 0.5% in August. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 Inflation for goods has largely throttled back from pandemic-era nosebleed levels as out-of-whack supply-and-demand dynamics unwind, economists said. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024 Once the dust settled, Xi’s team throttled back on plans for structural change. William Pesek, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 Getty Images Inflation continued to throttle back in August, signaling that the fast-rising prices that plagued the U.S. economy for the better part of three years during the pandemic era are increasingly moving into the rearview mirror. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024 Economists broadly expect shelter CPI inflation to continue to throttle back slowly given prevailing trends for market rents. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024 Job growth is decidedly throttling back, unemployment is rising quickly, hours worked per week are low and falling, and temporary help jobs continue to evaporate. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024 Fortune Oil prices may be heading down Some of the biggest U.S. oil refiners are throttling back operations this quarter, adding to concerns that a global glut of crude is building up. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2019 Harris has the chance to throttle back a little and make sure her first days as the Democratic leader are sustainable and not a flare. Philip Elliott, TIME, 26 July 2024

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“Throttle back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throttle%20back. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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