phaseout
Slow winding down
A phaseout is the gradual discontinuation of something—a product, policy, program, or practice: the phaseout of leaded gasoline, a nuclear phaseout.
The process happens in stages rather than all at once.
The verb phrase is two words: They plan to phase out the old system by next year.
Developing slowly over time
- stagedArranged for effect
- plannedDecided on beforehand
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- orderlyArranged with care
progressive · incremental · scheduled · managed · structured · timeline · roadmap · stepwise
Act of removing entirely
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- cessationA full stopping
- terminationAct of ending something
- withdrawalAct of taking away
removal · reduction · curtailment · rollback · shutdown · closure · dismantling · abandonment
No longer available
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- supersededReplaced by something newer
retired · sunset · mothballed · legacy · end-of-life · unsupported · outdated · decommissioned
Official restriction on something
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- complianceAdhering to requirements
directive · restriction · policy · enforcement · standards · deadline · emissions · environmental
gradual
Developing slowly over time
- stagedArranged for effect
- plannedDecided on beforehand
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
orderly · progressive · incremental · scheduled · managed · structured · timeline · roadmap · stepwise · controlled
elimination
Act of removing entirely
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- cessationA full stopping
- terminationAct of ending something
withdrawal · removal · reduction · curtailment · rollback · shutdown · closure · dismantling · abandonment · halt
discontinued
No longer available
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- antiquatedOld and outdated
superseded · retired · sunset · mothballed · legacy · end-of-life · unsupported · outdated · decommissioned · abandoned
ban
Official restriction on something
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
compliance · directive · restriction · policy · enforcement · standards · deadline · emissions · environmental · ozone
- decreasesreduction, decline, drop, fall, decrease
- eliminationremoval, exclusion, eradication, obliteration, expulsion
- Ozoneozone, ozone layer, ozone hole, ozone depletion, stratospheric ozone
- transitionstransition, blending, segue, fade, changeover
- cutbackscutback, cutbacks, decrease, layoff, reduction
- reformreform movement, reform movements, reform party, reformer, reformist
phaseoutintroduction
Preliminary section or presentation
rollout · implementation · launch · deployment · inception
phaseoutcontinuation
Act of proceeding further
perpetuation · maintenance · preservation · extension · retention