taper off
Slowly wind down
To taper off is to diminish gradually.
A medication dosage tapers off when reduced incrementally rather than stopped abruptly.
Pain tapers off as it slowly fades.
Conversations taper off when they wind down naturally: The applause tapered off after a few seconds.
The phrase emphasizes gradual reduction toward an end point.
Decrease gradually over time
- waneDecrease gradually
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- ebbGradual retreat seaward
- peter outDiminish gradually until gone
trail away · die down · fall off · drop off · tail off · fizzle out · run down · wear off
Gradually withdraw dependence
- phase outEnd something incrementally
- wind downGradually relax or conclude
- step downVoluntarily leave power
- cut backReduce or curtail
scale back · ease off · back off · let up · slack off · trail off · thin out · ramp down
Lessen in intensity
- subsideDecrease in intensity
- easeLack of strain
- relentCease resistance or severity
- calm downBecome less agitated
settle down · quiet down · cool off · slacken · recede · remit · relax · de-escalate
dwindle
Decrease gradually over time
peter out · trail away · die down · fall off · drop off · tail off · fizzle out · run down · wear off · dissipate
wean
Gradually withdraw dependence
- phase outEnd something incrementally
- wind downGradually relax or conclude
- step downVoluntarily leave power
cut back · scale back · ease off · back off · let up · slack off · trail off · thin out · ramp down · draw down
abate
Lessen in intensity
calm down · settle down · quiet down · cool off · slacken · recede · remit · relax · de-escalate · blow over
- diminishingabate, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb
- fizzle outpeter out, dwindle, wane, die away, ebb
- scaling downscale down, scale back, cut back, dial back, ramp down
- speed changesacceleration, deceleration, speedup, slowdown, quickening
- calming downcalmed, relaxed, chilled, settled, mellowed
- endingsending, the end, finish, close, final