(idiomatic) To make allowances for someone, and not treat a failure severely

present participle of cut someone some slack

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cut someone some slack

One who procrastinates or is lazy. / A person lacking a sense of direction in life; an underachiever. / A member of a certain 1990s subculture associated with Generation X.

(intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack. / (transitive) To make slack, less taut, or less intense.

simple past tense and past participle of slacken

present participle of slacken

The act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc.

plural of slacker

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slacken