1. downshifting - Noun
2. downshifting - Verb
downshifting
present participle of downshift
downshifting (uncountable)
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A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
It was just expected that I would go to college. Both my parents are teachers and they tolerated acting, but I was going to go to a school of quality or bust. Which made my downshifting back to acting afterward a little difficult. Wentworth Miller
Downshifting is performed in a similar fashion, except the engine speed is now required to increase (while transmission is in neutral) just the right amount in order to achieve the synchronization for a smooth, non-collision gear change. Source: Internet