scale back
Third Person
scales back
Present Participle
scaling back
Past Tense
scaled back
Past Participle
scaled back
1
to decrease something in number, extent, or size
- The school had to scale back its extracurricular activities due to limited resources.
- In response to environmental concerns, they plan to scale back carbon emissions.
- To improve work-life balance, he chose to scale back on overtime hours.
- The school scaled its curriculum back to focus on core subjects.
- Due to financial difficulties, they decided to scale their project back.