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.

Examples of tail off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As results tailed off after Christmas 2014, with Poyet’s side winning just once in 12 league matches, his sacking began to feel inevitable. —Tom Burrows, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

But what’s never been in doubt is Juicy’s infinite love capacity and desire for pleasure, perhaps towards a beautiful Black man of scant clothing who’s dancing his tail off unapologetically. —David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025

The injuries, the red cards, tailing off in the title race. —Handbrake Off, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

And based on the betting lines, oddsmakers think this Masters is a two-horse race because McIlroy is 6.5-1 and then the odds tail off. —Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for tail off

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