downstream
/ˈdaʊnstriːm/
adjective
- Located in the direction that a river or stream flows.
- The downstream current was too strong for swimming.
- Beavers built a dam on the downstream side of the bridge.
- The downstream village relies on the river for drinking water.
- Relating to later stages in a process or supply chain.
- A delay in raw materials can disrupt downstream manufacturing.
- Downstream operations include packaging and shipping the finished product.
- The company focuses on downstream activities like marketing and sales.
adverb
- In the direction that a river or stream flows.
- The boat drifted downstream toward the ocean.
- They paddled downstream for two hours before reaching the camp.
- Pollution from the factory travels downstream and affects nearby towns.
- Later in a process or chain of events; at a stage that comes after an earlier step.
- The software bug was not caught until downstream in the testing phase.
- Decisions made by management affect everyone downstream in the production line.
- We need to fix the issue now, or it will cause problems downstream.
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