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sunset

Listen/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

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.