Sampla(í) Úsáide: bhain sé siar as a siubhal chun ligint dom teacht suas leis. - He slackened his pace to let me outake him. Bhain sé siar as a rith i ndéire an ráis mar ní raibh aoinne gairid do. - He slackened his pace at the end of the race for there was no one near him.