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 intensityYou need to throttle back your anger.
Examples of throttle back in a Sentence
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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.
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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
However, economists expect shelter to throttle back further since inflation for market rents has plummeted.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Power plants across the eastern U.S. throttled back, blacking out homes in multiple states.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
After the exporters throttled back supplies a year ago, de facto cartel leaders Saudi Arabia and Russia in recent months layered on additional cuts of their own.
—David Uberti, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2023
American drillers are throttling back in a sign that oil producers are wary about prices slipping lower.
—David Uberti, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
Lukas Schulze—Getty Images A sharp drop in sales of its F-150 Lightning has forced Ford to throttle back production of its flagship EV pickup just as excitement builds over the impending arrival of Tesla’s Cybertruck.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
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
However, economists expect shelter to throttle back further since inflation for market rents has plummeted.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Power plants across the eastern U.S. throttled back, blacking out homes in multiple states.
—Tom Winter, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
After the exporters throttled back supplies a year ago, de facto cartel leaders Saudi Arabia and Russia in recent months layered on additional cuts of their own.
—David Uberti, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2023
American drillers are throttling back in a sign that oil producers are wary about prices slipping lower.
—David Uberti, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2023
Lukas Schulze—Getty Images A sharp drop in sales of its F-150 Lightning has forced Ford to throttle back production of its flagship EV pickup just as excitement builds over the impending arrival of Tesla’s Cybertruck.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2023
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