As Vanguard came to a stop, the following ships slowed.

He tried reversing, but the ship did not even slow.

But then they drew closer in to one another, and Fox's ship slowed to a halt.

The ship slowed to a stop and then began to accelerate as it surged forward.

The ship slowed to a stop over the spire he'd just left.

The ship curved around toward the sun, slowed, and stopped in my path.

The engines could no longer be heard and the ship was slowing.

The ship slowed and came to a halt before it reached the tail.

At the far end of the arc, the ship had slowed almost to a stop.

Actually, it was the fact that the ship slowed swiftly in its descent.