cool down

cool | Business English

cool
verb[ I or T ]
uk /kuːl/us(alsocool off); (alsocool down)
if an economy, a market, etc. cools, or if something cools it, it grows less quickly than before:
The Canadian economy, which has enjoyed robust growth, is expected to cool off in the second half of the year.
Interest rate rises have done little to cool activity in the housing market.

Examples of cool

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Daily productivity is actually low due to low radiation levels and a cool growing season.
The custard, having been made in the morning, was left unrefrigerated and uncovered to cool in the bowl for the rest of the day.
The last particles merely cool gradually and never react.
If the weather is cool, then mating, and subsequent oviposition, are delayed.
The blood from her brain was drained and the brain cooled until all life signs were gone.
The solvent, in this case an acid, was distilled off or evaporated, and the salts were obtained from the highly concentrated solution, usually by cooling.
Open bars represent the cool dry season, shaded bars the hot-dry season and solid bars the rainy season.
Dehydration of biological membranes by cooling : an investigation on the purple membrane.
Once again, circulating cool night air will enhance this effect by pre-cooling the structure before the start of occupancy each day.
Natural infestations are common and epizootics may occur, especially on the ground in cool conditions with high relative humidity and heavy shade.
If the layer of cool air is thin, then the interaction of the aperture wakes with the hot mean flow may be important.
For farmers in regions that are cooler than the optimum temperature, warming would cause net revenues to go up.
The highest priority season for irrigation water was the dry season, followed by the rainy and cool seasons.
Suppose the stanza turned out to appeal to the choice that modern subjects make to safeguard choice, to remain cool customers in the faith market.
These constituents are formed rapidly from cooled droplets of magma that take on dynamic shape during transport.
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