winds down
Comes to close
Winds down describes a gradual decrease in activity, intensity, or energy as something approaches its end.
A party winds down as guests leave and conversations quiet; a workday winds down as tasks are completed and people prepare to go home.
The festival winds down around midnight.
The phrase can also describe a person relaxing after exertion or stress: I like to wind down with a book before bed.
- concludingBringing to an end
- comes to a closeTerminates or finishes
- decompressesReduces internal pressure
- takes it easyRemains calm, unhurried
- restCessation of activity
subside · slacken · tapers · mellows · cools off · calm · diminish · decelerate · dwindles · slow fade · abate · unwind · quiet · sunsets · slowing · end of day · final stretch · wraps up
- settling downmarriage, marries, homeownership, buying a house, starting a family
- slowing downbraking, brakes, crawl, coasts, creep