taper off

tapered off; tapering off; tapers off

Definition of taper off

: taper housing starts tapered off in the fall

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Examples of taper off in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web The National Weather Service expects showers to taper off by lunchtime, and then cloudy skies may begin to clear. — oregonlive, "Portland metro Friday weather: Morning showers taper by afternoon; high 52," 15 Jan. 2021 Tonight: Showers should quickly taper off in the evening but expect plenty of clouds to greet the New Year. — Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: A few showers today, a cold rain Friday and then a warm up Saturday," 31 Dec. 2020 Around midnight, a cold front will move into the area, and the rain will start to taper off. — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore weather: Heavy rain forecast for Thursday with flash flood watch; Christmas will be cold," 24 Dec. 2020 The rain will gradually taper off by the afternoon. — Dallas News, "Nice Veterans Day weather ahead," 11 Nov. 2020 Gas demand is expected to peak sometime in the next decade or two and then taper off slowly. — Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ, "Gas Is Cleaner Than Oil, But Still Has a Transition Problem," 24 Dec. 2020 Instead of forcing a hard end to the unemployment programs, lawmakers also agreed to allow the benefits to slowly taper off through early April, depriving negotiators of a hard deadline to force talks to resume in early spring. — Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, "Trump urges relief-bill redo; he criticizes spending items, seeks bigger stimulus checks," 23 Dec. 2020 Instead of forcing a hard end to the unemployment programs, lawmakers also agreed to allow the benefits to slowly taper off through early April, depriving negotiators of a hard deadline to force talks to resume in early spring. — New York Times, "Congress Passes Huge Coronavirus Relief Bill," 21 Dec. 2020 Boston got nearly 7 inches of snow as of Thursday morning, and lingering snow showers should taper off later in the day, said Torry Gaucher, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. — NBC News, "Winter storm blasts Northeast with 3 feet of snow, leading to 7 deaths," 17 Dec. 2020

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21 Jan 2021

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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taper%20off. Accessed 24 Jan. 2021.

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