But the waits seem to have gotten longer, he said, and business overall has slowed considerably.

But when business slowed, the Monster ads were the first to be cut.

As business slowed, this debt load began to squeeze the firm.

But after a slow summer, business at the restaurant had slowed so much that sales were steady compared to 2011.

A continued rise in rates, of course, would take its toll on the economy as businesses and consumers slowed their spending.

"When business slowed down, I started selling the extra minutes on my calling plan," he said.

During the 19th century business slowed in Aarberg, though the city grew.

As the night faded away, business slowed to a trickle.

With each rate rise, businesses that are about to boom slow down instead.

It was successful at first, but business eventually slowed and the restaurant closed in the late 1990s.