tapers off

“When he’s not in the lineup,” Roberts said, “our offense tapers off.”

In his own swing, Muncy noted, he typically hits the ball closer to the end of the bat; a place where, on the torpedo design, the barrel tapers off.

It ramps up in the weeks after birth — peaking between weeks six and 10 — and slowly tapers off over the next several months.

It is thought to affect more than 40% of the UK population, the study says, and is most common in teenagers and young adults, then tapers off as we age.

Similarly, Mr. Sunak has a limited number of options for reviving the economy even if inflation tapers off and interest rates stop rising.