# put the brakes on

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To stop (an event, action, or process) or to slow it down.
2. To cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/put-the-brakes-on