cooling off

“Historically, the Senate has been known as the cooling-off place,” said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood.

My usual response to intense frustration is to take a cooling-off walk around the block—which I am about to do right now.

He could invoke a cooling-off period or ask a person to sleep on it or something of that kind.

Therefore, the cooling-off process was, in this case, a bit more rapid than usual.

The heating-up and cooling-off period of time are therefore not included.