wind down
Intermediate (B1) neutral
To slowly stop or relax, like a toy that runs out of energy.
"After a long week at work, she liked to wind down with a hot bath and a good book."
Hear it in context
The Best Way To Learn English Alone (Complete Strategy)
Speak English With Tiffani · 4:32
productive, routine, hectic, wind down,
Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Plan Fails, Spirit Collapses, GOP Redraws Congressional Maps: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers · 5:58
"started an orderly wind down of operations,
Trump Forgets His Presidential Terms While Claiming Other Candidates Need Cognitive Exams
Late Night with Seth Meyers · 10:32
"started an orderly wind down of operations,
Trump's War is Out of His Control Now
Spectacles · 5:23
allowing other countries to wind down defense
Andrew Huberman: King of the Griftoverse (a compilation video series)
Scott Carney · 6:40
and [music] sleepy state to wind down.