Downshift or downshifting may refer to: *The shift of a vehicle transmission into a lower gear. *Downshift, the name of three fictional characters in the ''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms ...

'' universes. *

Downshifting (lifestyle) In social behavior, downshifting is a trend where individuals adapt simpler lives from what critics call the "rat race". The long-term effect of downshifting can include an escape from what has been described as economic materialism, as well as ...

, the social practice of adopting a simpler life

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