taper off

1. Become thinner or narrower at one end, as in The road began to taper off until it was just a narrow path . [c. 1600]

2. Diminish or lessen gradually, end by degrees, as in The storm finally tapered off . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Doctors say it’s best to taper off gradually.

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Tuesday and Wednesday will be cooler as a rainstorm approaches, expected to arrive late Wednesday and peak sometime Thursday, tapering off by the end of the week.

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“In the North Bay, you have up to 2½ inches and you’re seeing rain in Marin and Napa counties, which is what we expected. Then it tapers off below.”

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A Treasury selloff tapered off, leaving yields little changed from Friday, as Fed officials reiterated the message that a December cut is far from certain and the government shutdown kept delaying data points.

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As sales growth tapered off and the company continued losing money, though, investors soured on its shares, which slid more than 80% over the course of 2022.

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