on the decline

idiom

: becoming worse in condition or less in size, amount, number, etc. : declining

His health is on the decline.

Sales are on the decline.

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Births have overall been on the decline despite the end of the decades-long one-child policy in 2016, leaving policymakers anxious over the impact this will have on the world's second-largest economy . —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Fluorescent lighting is on the decline amid expanding legislation banning or phasing out the sale of these bulbs due to their mercury content. —

Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2025 Joann’s revenue has been on the decline in recent years, except for a brief pandemic boom during the height of Covid when people stuck at home spent more money on arts and crafts. —

Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025 Given that housing prices are on the decline, now is a strategic time to relocate your family to the Bay Area. —

Christopher Rim, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for on the decline

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