tapers off
Slowly fades away
Tapers off describes a gradual decrease or reduction rather than an abrupt stop.
Something that tapers narrows toward one end; to taper off extends this to processes that wind down slowly: The rain tapered off by evening, His enthusiasm tapered off after the first week.
Often used for medication dosages reduced incrementally to avoid withdrawal effects.
- narrowsConstricted water passage
- ebbsDeclines or recedes
- peter outDiminish gradually until gone
- slows downReduces velocity progressively
- fizzle outFail after promising start
attenuate · wane · dwindle · fade · wind down · subside · dies down · cool down · abate · diminish · shrink · phase out · weaken · erode · die down · falls away · recede · slacken
tapers offramps up
Increases activity or intensity
picks up · builds up · escalates · increases · accelerates
tapers offcuts off
Severs or interrupts
breaks off · snaps off · crashes · collapses · grinds to a halt