phaseout
1 of 2noun
phase·out ˈfāz-ˌau̇t 
: a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases
phase out
2 of 2verb
phased out; phasing out; phases out
transitive verb
: to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases
intransitive verb
: to stop production or operation by phases
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022 Once the new tracking system is up and running, the third-party cookie phaseout would happen around Q3 2024, or four years after Apple and Mozilla started blocking cookies. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 28 July 2022 The income tax phaseout bill passed by the Kentucky House now goes to the state senate for consideration. Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 The draft does not set out a timeline for the phaseout or the exemption. Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 30 May 2022 Each company years ago hit a 200,000-vehicle manufacturer cap that triggered a phaseout of the tax credit on their EVs. Mike Colias, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Conservatives want fresh fuel purchases to take the phaseout to 2024, but the Greens are unanimously against that idea. David Meyer, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 But virtually all Americans have some level of PFAS in their bodies, and the blood levels of the most problematic chemicals, PFOS and PFOA, have declined ever since an industrywide phaseout over the past two decades. Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 Meanwhile in Germany, which has long planned to exit atomic energy, the invasion of Ukraine has prompted calls for delaying the nuclear phaseout. Lyubov Pronina, Bloomberg.com, 19 Mar. 2022 Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 San Diego’s progress comes just weeks after state lawmakers approved the nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics and packaging waste. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022 President Biden’s ambition to phase out fossil fuels is at odds with his human-rights objectives in China. William Schneider Jr., WSJ, 4 July 2022 The nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics was approved by California lawmakers. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 If hybrid work is the new normal, organizations need to stop planning for the right time to phase out or replace workplace tech and instead shift focus to the right deployment order. Brian Haines, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Three years ago, Southland Casino Racing and the Arkansas Greyhound Kennel Association reached a pact to gradually phase out live greyhound racing at the West Memphis track by Dec. 31. Arkansas Online, 23 May 2022 California recently passed a law that will phase out PFAS in children’s products. Kathryn Rodgers, The Conversation, 4 May 2022 The California Air Resources Board is in the process of writing regulations that will phase out the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks by 2035. Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 16 Feb. 2022 See More
Noun
The biggest single contributor to the climate crisis is fossil fuels, but many countries are delaying their phaseout plans in response to the energy crunch caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022 Once the new tracking system is up and running, the third-party cookie phaseout would happen around Q3 2024, or four years after Apple and Mozilla started blocking cookies. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 28 July 2022 The income tax phaseout bill passed by the Kentucky House now goes to the state senate for consideration. Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 The draft does not set out a timeline for the phaseout or the exemption. Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 30 May 2022 Each company years ago hit a 200,000-vehicle manufacturer cap that triggered a phaseout of the tax credit on their EVs. Mike Colias, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 Conservatives want fresh fuel purchases to take the phaseout to 2024, but the Greens are unanimously against that idea. David Meyer, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2022 But virtually all Americans have some level of PFAS in their bodies, and the blood levels of the most problematic chemicals, PFOS and PFOA, have declined ever since an industrywide phaseout over the past two decades. Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022 Meanwhile in Germany, which has long planned to exit atomic energy, the invasion of Ukraine has prompted calls for delaying the nuclear phaseout. Lyubov Pronina, Bloomberg.com, 19 Mar. 2022 Verb
The mandate forces automakers to phase out gasoline and diesel cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans and pickup trucks in favor of cleaner versions powered by batteries or fuel cells. Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 San Diego’s progress comes just weeks after state lawmakers approved the nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics and packaging waste. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022 President Biden’s ambition to phase out fossil fuels is at odds with his human-rights objectives in China. William Schneider Jr., WSJ, 4 July 2022 The nation’s most sweeping law to phase out single-use plastics was approved by California lawmakers. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022 If hybrid work is the new normal, organizations need to stop planning for the right time to phase out or replace workplace tech and instead shift focus to the right deployment order. Brian Haines, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Three years ago, Southland Casino Racing and the Arkansas Greyhound Kennel Association reached a pact to gradually phase out live greyhound racing at the West Memphis track by Dec. 31. Arkansas Online, 23 May 2022 California recently passed a law that will phase out PFAS in children’s products. Kathryn Rodgers, The Conversation, 4 May 2022 The California Air Resources Board is in the process of writing regulations that will phase out the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks by 2035. Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 16 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1951, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1940, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
phasing out
verb
as in turning off
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- turning off
- closing out
- closing (down)
- shutting
- closing
- quelling
- extinguishing
- muzzling
- silencing
- folding
- gagging
- suppressing
- failing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- starting
- opening
- building
- expanding