taper
verb (used without object)
to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
will taper
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future tenseof taper.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Oxford estimates car sales will taper off soon and fall short of the 16 million mark in 2026, compared with 16.2 million new vehicles sold in 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
“But the flow of refunds will taper dramatically in May, leaving consumers far more exposed to the surge in fuel costs,” Oliver Allen, senior U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, told clients Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
And in time, many will taper off their medication too.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
Firefighters are expected to get some much needed relief as humidity will likely increase overnight from 20% to 45% and gusty winds, which have helped drive the fire, will taper off by 10 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
If a piece of molten glass be dropped into water, it will assume an oblong shape, the lower end of which will be round, while the other will taper off into a fine point.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by L. Arnoux
