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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After that initial exuberance, the price tailed off before plateauing around 11 a.m.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Malen had noted how forwards of his ilk, like Ollie Watkins, Carlos Bacca and Edinson Cavani thrive under Unai Emery’s coaching, which was pertinent considering his form at Dortmund was tailing off following a sprightly first year.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Cops keep working their tails off to protect Indy, politicians and parents NOT doing their part.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
However, given the player communicated his desire to leave in the late spring and his form tailing off during the second half of the 2024-25 domestic season, the club consider this to have been an excellent negotiation by Kehl and Ricken and are happy to have had their valuation met.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 9 July 2025
Malen had noted how forwards of his ilk, like Ollie Watkins, Carlos Bacca and Edinson Cavani thrive under Unai Emery’s coaching, which was pertinent considering his form at Dortmund was tailing off following a sprightly first year.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Cops keep working their tails off to protect Indy, politicians and parents NOT doing their part.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
However, given the player communicated his desire to leave in the late spring and his form tailing off during the second half of the 2024-25 domestic season, the club consider this to have been an excellent negotiation by Kehl and Ricken and are happy to have had their valuation met.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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