taper off | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Todiminishorlessengradually; to become or makesmaller,slower,quieter, etc.Coordinate terms:cycle off,cruise,discontinueMonths after they printed the article, the number of angry letters finally started totaper off.1960September, G. Freeman Allen, “I.C.I. fertiliser goes by rail from Tees-side”, inTrains Illustrated, page534:The traffictapers offtowards mid-May, but it continues in some measure throughout the off-peak months.2021March 16, Adele Framer, “What I have learnt from helping thousands of people taper off antidepressants and other psychotropic medications”, inTherapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology‎[1], volume11,→DOI:To fill this gap, over the last 25 years, patients have developed a robust Internet-based subculture of volunteer peer support fortapering offpsychiatric drugs and recovering from withdrawal syndrome.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seetaper,‎off.The glasstapers offat the top.

Examples:

EN: Cook our own meals and you can taper off on this so you'll never notice it.
ES: Cocinaremos. Desconectará poco a poco.
EN: You know, I think you ought to sort of taper off.
ES: Creo que deberías ir poco a poco.
EN: You have to taper off.
ES: Tienes que dejarlo poco a poco.
EN: I understand that these things don't last a lifetime, but should not it taper off a bit?
ES: Entiendo que esto no dure toda la vida, pero ¿no debería ir decayendo?
EN: Maybe I can taper off.
ES: Quizá lo puedo reducir.
EN: You ain't quit all of a sudden, you got to taper off.
ES: - Sí pero no puedo de golpe, poco a poco.
EN: I want you to taper off. No more.
ES: Deja de beber.
EN: But I was trying to taper off.
ES: Pero trataba de impedirlo.
EN: Trying to taper off.
ES: -Intento desaparecer.
EN: Those big, pneumatic women whose limbs taper off delicately.
ES: Esas grandes, gruesas mujeres cuyos muslos se afinan con delicadeza.
EN: Showers will continue through this evening and should taper off by tomorrow morning.
ES: Las lluvias continuarán hasta la noche y mañana por la mañana deberían aliviarse.
EN: It's good not to taper off.
ES: Ahora, no hace falta ir más lento.
EN: I mean, it is obvious that this relationship has to... taper off.
ES: Es obvio que esta relación tiene que... disminuir.
EN: My dad always said it was the easiest way to taper off.
ES: Mi papa siempre decía que era la forma más fácil de disminuir.
EN: The gunshot wounds and knife wounds taper off in the winter but spring's just around the corner.
ES: Las heridas de balas y puñaladas se reducen en invierno pero la primavera está a la vuelta de la esquina.

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