ease off
idiom
variants
or ease up
: to become less severe
The slope gradually eased off.
The pressure should ease up soon.
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Eight minutes into the pursuit, when a major instructed the officers by radio to ease off and to be mindful of police policies, the two officers voiced frustration, according to body camera footage captured by the officers and quoted in the report.
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Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
But persistently higher prices are eating into consumers’ income, even as inflation slows and some brands finally start to ease off their price hikes.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
The latest reading bring the UK closer to the inflation levels prevailing in the US and euro area, where policymakers are preparing to ease off on the monetary tightening imposed to get prices under control after the pandemic.
—Tom Rees, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
By summer 2023, the bank started to ease off, even pausing its hikes several times—though indicating more increases could follow.
—Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 2 Nov. 2023
Some wondered if Miami might ease off Messi after winning Leagues Cup, which was the first major title in Inter Miami history.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2023
How the forecast could go off course Someday, inflation will decrease, the Fed will ease off on its rate increases, and mortgage rates will drop.
—Holden Lewis, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
Central banks had been making smaller interest rate moves as inflation began to ease off of recent highs.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 23 June 2023
This means the Federal Reserve can ease off its string of rate hikes, which have already caused cracks in the banking sector and markets more broadly.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
But persistently higher prices are eating into consumers’ income, even as inflation slows and some brands finally start to ease off their price hikes.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
The latest reading bring the UK closer to the inflation levels prevailing in the US and euro area, where policymakers are preparing to ease off on the monetary tightening imposed to get prices under control after the pandemic.
—Tom Rees, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
By summer 2023, the bank started to ease off, even pausing its hikes several times—though indicating more increases could follow.
—Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 2 Nov. 2023
Some wondered if Miami might ease off Messi after winning Leagues Cup, which was the first major title in Inter Miami history.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2023
How the forecast could go off course Someday, inflation will decrease, the Fed will ease off on its rate increases, and mortgage rates will drop.
—Holden Lewis, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
Central banks had been making smaller interest rate moves as inflation began to ease off of recent highs.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 23 June 2023
This means the Federal Reserve can ease off its string of rate hikes, which have already caused cracks in the banking sector and markets more broadly.
—Michael Foster, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
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“Ease off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ease%20off. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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