Definition of "tapering off" [tapering off]

• Gradually decreasing until little remains (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Use the inverted-pyramid style of writing a resume, putting more detail at the top and tapering off at the bottom as you list your early experiences, when your jobs were certainly not as involved or eventful."
• "Recovery is essential, and on three levels: micro-recovery, between sets and sessions on a given day; macro-recovery, meaning day by day and week by week; and meso-recovery—that is, the process of tapering off what I was doing as February drew near so I would peak for the Olympics."
• "The level of noise from the Keep behind him was tapering off as the candlemarks passed."