taper off

Idioms  

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]

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Example Sentences

California’s wet winter continued Sunday with the heaviest rain expected in the afternoon and evening, and more rain forecast for Monday before it tapers off Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times

The soggy weather is expected to continue through Tuesday with the heaviest downfalls tapering off by midday Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times

County on Friday, with showers tapering off late in the evening.

From Los Angeles Times

Showers are expected to taper off by late Friday evening with dry and warmer weather returning through the middle of next week.

From Los Angeles Times

While the medical establishment has mostly maintained that gabapentin isn’t habit-forming, some patients have reported debilitating adverse effects when they try to taper off it.

From The Wall Street Journal