Wind down

Wind down the car window if you want to talk to me.

You'd better wind down that wind-up toy before you take it apart, or pieces might go flying.

A program as complex as the Space Shuttle program takes some time to wind down.

As a result, Bowman admitted, Sellafield’s scientists are having to invent, mid-marathon, the process of winding the site down – and they’re finding that they still don’t know enough about it.

The festival seems to be winding down now.

After a long day at work, she winds down by kickboxing.