conking out
Abruptly stopping working
Conking out is suddenly failing or stopping—especially falling asleep or breaking down.
A person conks out from exhaustion: I conked out on the couch before the movie ended.
Machines conk out when they quit working: The engine conked out halfway up the hill.
The phrase suggests abrupt, unplanned failure rather than gradual decline.
- falling asleepBeginning to slumber
- breaking downStopping working properly
- dozingLightly, briefly unconscious
- nodding offFalling briefly asleep
- haltingMarked by hesitation
glitching · snoozing · crashing · stall · malfunctioning · stopping · overheating · flop · blackout · quitting · calling it quits · ceasing · nap · short-circuiting · hitting the wall · slumbering · pausing · shutting down
conking outstarting up
Beginning operation or activity
firing up · turning on · kicking in · powering on · booting up
conking outwaking up
Emerging from sleep
perking up · coming to · reviving · energizing · rallying
conking outgradual decline
Slow downward trend
winding down · fading out · petering out · tapering off · phasing out