ease off

phrase

variants or ease up

: to become less severe

The slope gradually eased off.

The pressure should ease up soon.

Examples of ease off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding. — Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026

The softer songs ease off of careful provocations and shouty tones, for the most part, in favor of more flowery writing and vocal deliveries. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026

And with price hikes from tariffs expected to be done this year, economists anticipated inflation as a whole to ease off in 2026. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026

His presence will allow the Mammoth to ease off minutes from Nate Schmidt and John Marino and give Mikhail Sergachev more support. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for ease off

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