sunset

/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

  • last
  • terminal
  • twilight
  • end
  • final act
  • swansong
  • dusk
  • nightfall
  • sundown
  • twilight

noun

The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

The changes in color of the sky at sunset.

The final period of the life of a person or thing.

"one's sunset years"

Having a set termination date.

"The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring."

The region where the sun sets; the west.

    verb

    To phase out.

    "We'll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter."