wind down
• draw gradually to a close.
• "as the party wound down, the couple hopped in their rented car and headed back to the hotel"
Similar:
draw to a close,
come to an end,
tail off,
taper off,
diminish,
lessen,
dwindle,
decline,
slacken off,
slack off,
slow down,
• (of a person) relax after stress or excitement.
• "I sank into a hot bath in order to wind down"
Similar:
relax,
unwind,
calm down,
cool down/off,
ease up/off,
take it easy,
rest,
put one's feet up,
de-stress,
let it all hang out,
unbutton,
hang loose,
stay loose,
chill out,
chill,
kick back,
• (of a mechanism, especially one operated by clockwork) gradually lose power.
wind-down
noun
• a gradual lessening of activity, intensity, or scale as something comes to an end.
• "the wind-down of space exploration"
