Phrasal Verbs

wind down

This page is about the phrasal verb wind down

Meaning

If you wind something down, you gradually reduce it or end it.

Synonym

wind up

For example

  • wind down sth We're winding down production of gasoline-powered cars and increasing production of battery-powered cars.

  • wind sth down Even if the army started winding the operation down tomorrow, it'd be another six months before all the troops had left.

Note:
"wind" is pronounced as in "wind the clock", not as in "the wind blew"

Quick Quiz

The developers of the apartment complex started winding down their advertising campaign when they'd sold

a. a few of the apartments

b. nearly all of the apartments

c. less than half of the apartments
a) a few of the apartments b) nearly all of the apartments c) less than half of the apartments

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