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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Viewership for most live sporting events has tailed off in the cord-cutting era.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Demand for the $250,000 Titanic dives appeared to be tailing off.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
Would be a good move for him, decent player in there who always worked his tail off.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Pearsall has worked his tail off to get back into playing shape after such a traumatic event.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Demand for the $250,000 Titanic dives appeared to be tailing off.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
Would be a good move for him, decent player in there who always worked his tail off.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Pearsall has worked his tail off to get back into playing shape after such a traumatic event.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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