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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But analysts caution there's a long road ahead during the 90-day cooling-off period.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
That prospect should be sufficient motivation for the world’s nuclear great powers to engage directly with one another in a joint assessment and cooling-off period.
—Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
Investors may have welcomed the pause as a cooling-off signal, but economists are still cautious.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Every situation is different, of course, but the odds of EWG maintaining this pace without some sort of cooling-off period are low.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
According to state law that impacts labor regulations, a 10-day cooling-off period was triggered, allowing both parties to engage in additional mediation sessions facilitated by the Bureau of Mediation Services.
—Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Now that the fact-finding report is public, CTU and the district have entered a 30-day cooling-off period, after which the union can issue a 10-day strike notice.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
This cooling-off period gives you time to evaluate whether the item is truly necessary or just a fleeting desire.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
If the court issues an injunction, an 80-day cooling-off period would begin.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
That prospect should be sufficient motivation for the world’s nuclear great powers to engage directly with one another in a joint assessment and cooling-off period.
—Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
Investors may have welcomed the pause as a cooling-off signal, but economists are still cautious.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Every situation is different, of course, but the odds of EWG maintaining this pace without some sort of cooling-off period are low.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
According to state law that impacts labor regulations, a 10-day cooling-off period was triggered, allowing both parties to engage in additional mediation sessions facilitated by the Bureau of Mediation Services.
—Julia Fomby, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Now that the fact-finding report is public, CTU and the district have entered a 30-day cooling-off period, after which the union can issue a 10-day strike notice.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
This cooling-off period gives you time to evaluate whether the item is truly necessary or just a fleeting desire.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
If the court issues an injunction, an 80-day cooling-off period would begin.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Cooling-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooling-off. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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