harden off

verb

1. adverb to accustom (a cultivated plant) or (of such a plant) to become accustomed to outdoor conditions by repeated exposure

Example Sentences

Remember to harden off, or acclimate, homegrown starts by giving them a few midday hours of sunbathing for about five days before planting them outside.

From Seattle Times

But the hamstring injury kept Harden off the court in his final four games with the Nets and first four with the 76ers.

From Fox News

But the hamstring injury kept Harden off the court in his final four games with the Nets and first four with the 76ers.

From Seattle Times

But a left hamstring injury kept Harden off the court in his final four games with the Nets and first four with the 76ers.

From Seattle Times

He had carried the Nets to a 10-4 record, despite not having Kyrie Irving as a playmaker next to him, and with James Harden off to a slower-than-expected start.

From New York Times