phasedown

Or phase-down

[feyz-doun]

noun

1. an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phasedown¹

First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase phase down

Example Sentences

Yraceburu told employees there will be a phasedown in shutting the grape nursery.

From Los Angeles Times

But the House of Mouse owns enough of the smaller sporting enterprise that it can use it as a testing ground for the greater Hulu phasedown.

From Slate

Fossil fuel phaseout or phasedown: Countries have agreed to reduce carbon emissions at previous COPs, but have not explicitly acknowledged the role of fossil fuels in causing the climate crisis until recently.

From Salon

At the outset of the conference, ministers and advocates had debated whether to call for a “phaseout” of fossil fuels like oil and natural gas, or a weaker “phasedown” of those same fuels.

From Salon

In Dubai, after a week of closed-door talks, it seemed like activists and the most climate-vulnerable countries had scored a big victory in the stocktake debate: A draft text that emerged on the Friday of the conference’s last full week contained four options for a line about fossil fuels, all of which referenced “phaseout” rather than “phasedown.”

From Salon