go-slow
(Nigeria, informal) Any ponderous business, such as backhanded public administration or a traffic jam.
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(Nigeria, informal) Any ponderous business, such as backhanded public administration or a traffic jam.
Indiscipline results in chaos, confusion and diffusion or results. It give rise to strikes, ‘go-slows’, absenteeism, leading to loss of production, profits and wages. […] The features of code of discipline: (i) It prohibits strikes and l…
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(UK, Irish) A period of time spent in an unusually slow fashion.
Indiscipline results in chaos, confusion and diffusion or results. It give rise to strikes, ‘go-slows’, absenteeism, leading to loss of production, profits and wages. […] The features of code of discipline: (i) It prohibits strikes and l…
“We expect the numbers to be strong for Premier with over 40% growth, middling for ACME Solar (20-30% growth), and unpredictable for Shakti Pumps, which has declared a conscious go-slow in the previous quarter to allow its outstanding position www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(UK, Irish, Nigeria) Deliberate slow working as a protest during an industrial dispute.
Nigerian masses are likely to be reticent about another two weeks of putting their lives on another go-slow.The first go-slow became evident during the first full lockdown when characteristically , govt authorities that promised the mass…
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