taper off

verb

Definition of taper off

: taper housing starts tapered off in the fall

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at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day

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Market share is also an indicator of yield, but the gains taper off quickly. — Hallie Detrick, Fortune, "The Justice Department Is Going to Let Bayer Buy Monsanto. Here's Why It Matters," 10 Apr. 2018 Sizable surf from Hurricane Fabio that had pounded south-facing beaches with 6- to 8-foot waves in Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Laguna Beach beginning Wednesday had tapered off by Thursday night, lifeguards said. — Ruben Vives, Victoria Kim And Sarah Parvini, Anchorage Daily News, "Southern California sets all-time heat records," 7 July 2018 Sizable surf from Hurricane Fabio that had pounded south-facing beaches with 6- to 8-foot waves in Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Laguna Beach beginning Wednesday had tapered off by Thursday night, lifeguards said. — Hailey Branson-potts, latimes.com, "Homes destroyed by fires and temperature records shattered as heat wave slams Southern California," 7 July 2018 Confidence: Medium-High Tomorrow night: Showers taper off in the evening as winds shift to come from the north and begin to dry the area. — David Streit, Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: Heat won’t budge today, but a nice break expected for the weekend," 5 July 2018 This stretch of terrain is good for wildflowers, and with rain possibly done for the season, blooms are tapering off. — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, "Sunday getaway to Mitchell Canyon," 6 May 2018 By late March the number had tapered off to about 40 a day, says Amanda Klinger, director of operations for the network, based in Genoa, Ohio. — Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, The Christian Science Monitor, "Social Media threats and school: The scramble to balance safety, justice," 6 Apr. 2018 Both wind and rain will taper off in the evening as a cold front pushes through and possibly brings snow flurries, with an overnight low of 26, meteorologist Trent Frey said. — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit's Easter to be dry — and maybe dark — if Saturday's winds down wires," 30 Mar. 2018 Models project the precipitation to taper off between midday and midafternoon, perhaps changing back to light rain at the event’s conclusion. — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, "It still may snow Saturday, but a significant, record-setting event is very unlikely," 5 Apr. 2018

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