ramping down

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Ramp up" has been used for a long time, and not just about military
operations.

If anybody's been using "ramp down," especially in general usage, it
certainly hasn't been noticed by the OED. Or by me.


JL






On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Sorry, could you explain why this usage is worthy of mention? The phrase
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> been used in the context of military operations for decades.
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> > CNN reports that "the U.S. may be ramping down" its Libyan operations.
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> > Makes some kind of sense. If that's still important.
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