ramp down

ræmp daʊn

Definition of ramp down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr./intr.

reduction

slowly lessen intensity or activity

They decided to ramp down their marketing efforts after the campaign.

decrease

diminish

reduce

effort reduction

reduce the effort involved in a process

They need to ramp down the energy used in manufacturing.

decrease

diminish

reduce

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Expressions with ramp

ramp up

increase the effort involved in a process

We need to ramp up our marketing efforts.

ramp something up

make something more intense or stronger

They decided to ramp up their marketing efforts to attract more customers.

boat ramp

inclined surface for launching boats

They used the boat ramp to launch their kayak.

exit ramp

road at highway end for vehicles to leave

The car slowed down as it approached the exit ramp..

wheelchair ramp

inclined plane for wheelchair access to buildings

The new library has a wheelchair ramp at the entrance.

access ramp

sloping path that lets people move between different ground levels

The new library has an access ramp beside the main stairs.

Examples of ramp down in a sentence

We need to ramp down our energy consumption gradually.
The company decided to ramp down production during the off-season.
We need to ramp down our spending to save money.

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French:réduire progressivement, réduire, ...
German:langsam verringern, verringern, ...
Italian:ridurre gradualmente, ridurre, ...
Spanish:reducir gradualmente, reducir, ...
Portuguese:reduzir gradualmente, reduzir, ...
Chinese:逐步减少, 减少, ...
Japanese:徐々に減らす, 削減する, ...
Arabic:خَفَّضَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְחִית בְּהַדְרָגָה, לְהַפְחִית מַאֲמָץ, ...
Russian:постепенно снижать, снизить, ...
Ukrainian:зменшувати, знизити, ...
Hindi:धीरे-धीरे कम करना, कम करना, ...
Bengali:ধীরে ধীরে কমানো, কমানো, ...
Catalan:reduir gradualment, reduir, ...
Czech:utlumit, omezit, ...
Danish:nedtrappe, dæmpe, ...
Dutch:afbouwen, ...
Greek:μειώνω σταδιακά, μειώνω, ...
Hungarian:fokozatosan csökkenteni, csökkenteni, ...
Khmer:បន្ថយបន្តិចម្ដងៗ, កាត់បន្ថយ, ...
Korean:줄이다, 감소하다, ...
Persian:به‌تدریج کاهش دادن, کاهش دادن, ...
Polish:zmniejszać, ograniczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):reduzir gradualmente, reduzir, ...
Romanian:a reduce, a scădea, ...
Swedish:trappa ner, minska, ...
Thai:ค่อยๆ ลดลง, ปรับลด, ...
Turkish:kademeli olarak azaltmak, düşürmek, ...
Vietnamese:giảm dần, giảm, ...

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