tail off
phrasal verb
tailed off; tailing off; tails off
: to become smaller or quieter in a gradual way
Our productivity tailed off last year.
She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off.
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If Fox begins to tail off at any point throughout his extension, his $50-plus million annual salary could eventually become an anchor on the Spurs right as wunderkind Victor Wembanyama enters his athletic prime.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
To an extent, data bears out the idea that these crackdowns tail off.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Not only is Correa playing well in games and practicing his tail off, he's been looking to some of his peers for guidance, but in the form of good old-fashioned film study.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
According to this view, the high inflation of the Biden years had left both psychological scars and a lasting imprint on prices, even after the rate of increase tailed off.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
To an extent, data bears out the idea that these crackdowns tail off.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Not only is Correa playing well in games and practicing his tail off, he's been looking to some of his peers for guidance, but in the form of good old-fashioned film study.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
According to this view, the high inflation of the Biden years had left both psychological scars and a lasting imprint on prices, even after the rate of increase tailed off.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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