wind (something) down

Related to word: wind

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. to bring something to an end slowly or in stages, or to facilitate this process.

    • At the end of the holiday, the school will wind down all its classes.

    • They decided to wind down the project slowly to allocate resources better.

    • The hospital plans to wind down certain outpatient services over the next few months.

  2. When a business or entity reduces its operations progressively until it is fully closed.

    • The company is winding down its operations gradually, eventually closing all its branches.

    • As demand decreases, the factory will wind down its activities gradually.

    • After the new policy was implemented, the agency started to wind down the services it offered.