ramp down

verb

1. to decrease or cause to decrease
2. intr to decrease the effort involved in a process

Example Sentences

Eric Mauchan said the proximity of so much advanced technology and a state law requiring that greenhouse gas emissions ramp down to zero by 2050 helped make the community receptive.

From Seattle Times

Roberts tried to ramp down expectations about Buehler’s velocity before the game, instead turning the focus to his fastball command.

From Seattle Times

They “put the ramp down and she walked right back in and that was it.”

From Seattle Times

They may decide that countries need to phase down or phase out fossil fuels or come up with entirely new wording that conveys the need to ramp down fossil fuel use.

From Salon

“You might be having a great day and then one thing can unravel it all. Sometimes it is someone being uneducated. Sometimes it is people not being very nice. Or, sometimes it is as stupid as someone not parking properly and now I can’t get my wheelchair ramp down until they are done grocery shopping.”

From Seattle Times