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.
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And man, those dudes just work their tail off.
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Manny Navarro, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
That football team just worked their tail off to get an SEC win.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
But that seems to be tailing off over the course of the spring, leaving total electricity demand up by three percent for the January-through-June period.
—ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2025
If Fox begins to tail off at any point throughout his extension, his $50-plus million annual salary could eventually become an anchor on the Spurs right as wunderkind Victor Wembanyama enters his athletic prime.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Manny Navarro, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
That football team just worked their tail off to get an SEC win.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
But that seems to be tailing off over the course of the spring, leaving total electricity demand up by three percent for the January-through-June period.
—ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2025
If Fox begins to tail off at any point throughout his extension, his $50-plus million annual salary could eventually become an anchor on the Spurs right as wunderkind Victor Wembanyama enters his athletic prime.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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