reining in

Definitions

The act of controlling, restraining, or limiting something.

The process of bringing an activity or process under closer management or supervision.

Examples

The government is focused on reining in inflation by adjusting interest rates.

She spent the afternoon reining in her impulsive spending habits to save for a new home.

Synonyms

curbing restraining controlling limiting checking suppressing restricting

Antonyms

releasing unleashing encouraging promoting liberating fostering expanding