Often used to discuss customs or lifestyles no longer prevalent due to changes in society.

Cultural references

Implies that subject will soon be hard to find or completely gone.

Impending absence

Indicates something ends without human intervention, just naturally fades away.

Can be used when giving instructions or advice related to fire safety.

Applied when sounds slowly weaken till inaudibility in a given space.

Used metaphorically to describe the end of a discussion or argument.

Commonly used in environmental contexts to illustrate the gravity of species extinction.

Conveys the idea that once a species has died out, it cannot be brought back.