slacken, die away, slack off, falloff, abate, slow up, let up, slow down, slow, standing, more...

tight, taut, tense, tauten, tense up, tighten, tighten up

technical, social, emotional, physical, mental, intellectual, creative, professional, more...

little, organizational, more, enough, total, economic, sufficient, free, considerable, negative, financial

isn't taut,   hung loosely,   buffer time,   made no effort,   put no effort,   less demand,   not really busy,   decreasing demand,   not do enough,   less business