Translation guide
To gradually decrease in intensity, amount, or activity until it stops or becomes very small.
Expressing that something gradually diminishes and eventually ceases.
A natural way to say something gradually subsides or calms down, often used for rain, noise, or commotion.
The rain gradually tapered off.
The commotion gradually tapered off.
Literally 'gradually weaken', used for wind, rain, force, or intensity.
The wind is tapering off.
Means 'gradually decrease', suitable for quantities, numbers, or frequency.
Orders gradually tapered off.
Literally 'to taper at the tip', used figuratively for business, prospects, or trends that dwindle.
The economy is tapering off.
Expressing the act of slowly decreasing intake of a substance to avoid withdrawal or side effects.
The standard way to say 'gradually reduce' something, commonly used for medication.
Let's taper off the medication gradually.
Means 'reduce little by little', a more casual alternative.
I'm tapering off the steroids little by little.
A medical term meaning 'to reduce medication', often used in clinical contexts.
Please taper off the medication under a doctor's guidance.
Describing an object that becomes progressively narrower.
Do not directly translate 'taper off' as a single word. Japanese expresses this concept with phrases like 次第に収まる or 徐々に減らす depending on context.