sunsetting
Gradually ending something
Sunsetting is the deliberate phasing out of a product, service, policy, or program over time rather than ending it abruptly.
The term evokes a gradual descent toward darkness: The company is sunsetting its legacy software next year.
A sunset clause in legislation causes a law to expire automatically unless renewed.
The practice allows users or stakeholders time to transition to alternatives.
Dimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
- afterglowLingering light or feeling
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
gloaming · nightfall · sundown · eventide · crepuscule · amber light · dimming · shadows
Expression of strong disapproval
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- end-of-lifeNearing death phase
- legacyWhat's passed down
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
wind-down · retirement · obsolescence · migration · grandfathering · transition period · version control · archival
End or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- wind-upFinal part or end
- swan songFinal work or performance
last hurrah · final curtain · denouement · epilogue · ending · shutdown · termination · dissolution
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- twilight yearsLate stage of life
- ebbGradual retreat seaward
decay · deterioration · downturn · final chapter · last days · closing chapter · autumn years · descending
dusk
Dimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
- afterglowLingering light or feeling
horizon · gloaming · nightfall · sundown · eventide · crepuscule · amber light · dimming · shadows · silhouette
deprecation
Expression of strong disapproval
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
- end-of-lifeNearing death phase
- legacyWhat's passed down
decommissioning · wind-down · retirement · obsolescence · migration · grandfathering · transition period · version control · archival · replacement
conclusion
End or deduction
swan song · last hurrah · final curtain · denouement · epilogue · ending · shutdown · termination · dissolution · cessation
waning
Gradually decreasing in intensity
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- twilight yearsLate stage of life
ebb · decay · deterioration · downturn · final chapter · last days · closing chapter · autumn years · descending · weakening
- phasing outphasing out, discontinuing, retiring, deprecating, decommissioning
- efficiencyoptimization, efficient, streamlining, effective, optimize
- adjustingtuning, readjusting, calibrating, tweaking, modifying
sunsettinglaunching
Setting something in motion
introducing · rolling out · debuting · inaugurating · initiating
sunsettingperpetuating
Causing to persist indefinitely
maintaining · sustaining · extending · renewing · continuing
sunsettingkilling
Causing death deliberately
axing · pulling the plug · shuttering · terminating · cutting off