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
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The broad rethink of the AI-investment theme in recent weeks has coincided with an overdue cooling-off of the high-momentum stocks, raising the possibility that this was a narrative developing to fit the price action.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
The union members rejected the latest proposal after a weeklong cooling-off period.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
Reporters in Charlotte had gotten used to that lengthy cooling-off period after losses (although in the one-loss 2015 regular season, such waits were far less common).
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
After a cooling-off period which allowed both teams to compete in the Club World Cup, the negotiations continued in America.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
That action triggers an automatic 10-day cooling-off period, which is required under state law.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
Require 24-hour cooling-off periods before adding tools or processes.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Shortly after, a three-month cooling-off period was instituted wherein those duties were reduced to 30 percent.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
The union members rejected the latest proposal after a weeklong cooling-off period.
—Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
Reporters in Charlotte had gotten used to that lengthy cooling-off period after losses (although in the one-loss 2015 regular season, such waits were far less common).
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2025
After a cooling-off period which allowed both teams to compete in the Club World Cup, the negotiations continued in America.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
That action triggers an automatic 10-day cooling-off period, which is required under state law.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
Require 24-hour cooling-off periods before adding tools or processes.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Shortly after, a three-month cooling-off period was instituted wherein those duties were reduced to 30 percent.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Cooling-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooling-off. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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