cooling-off

adjective

cool·​ing-off ˈkü-liŋ-ˈȯf 

: designed to allow passions to cool or to permit negotiation between parties

a cooling-off period

Examples of cooling-off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Houston has relented, however, following the council’s ouster of Commissioner Omar Farmer, an outspoken police critic, and a cooling-off of tensions between Houston and Commissioner Ricardo Garcia-Acosta, the current chair of the watchdog body. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 24 June 2026

After a blistering-hot start to life as a soccer club, AC Boise has suffered a cooling-off period in recent weeks. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2026

The third is protection—underwriting, confirmation, cooling-off periods, identity verification, human escalation. — Jeromee Johnson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

As of Wednesday, the state budget of about $115 billion for the state’s 2026-27 fiscal year is in a 72-hour cooling-off period, with questions, debate and a final vote by legislators set for this coming Friday. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cooling-off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff