simple past tense and past participle of slowball

plural of slowball

(baseball) A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up. / Steady, cautionary behavior as a delaying tactic. / An easy or obvious target.

(baseball) To pitch a slowball. / To delay something for personal advantage.

present participle of slowball

(economics) The slowing of globalization, characterized by the slowing of global trade.