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cooling down vs cooling to

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Cooling down' is used to refer to the process of becoming cooler after being hot, while 'cooling to' is used to indicate reaching a specific temperature or level of coolness.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 846 views

cooling down

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe the process of becoming cooler after being hot.

This phrase is used to describe the action of something becoming cooler after being hot. It can refer to both objects and people.

Examples:

After running for an hour, I need to spend some time cooling down.
The engine needs time to cool down after a long drive.
The weather is finally cooling down after a heatwave.
She took a cold shower to help her body cool down.
The metal will gradually cool down once removed from the furnace.

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The preconditioning for cooling down the engine in view of a cold start transient test is specially indicated in paragraph 7.4.2.
After cooling down to room temperature, add 20 ml of sodium carbonate solution (3.15) and mix.
It was cooling down until about 1900 or so.
We're cooling down, it's just settling...
After autoclaving (at 121 ºC for 15 minutes) and cooling down to 50 ºC, add the antibiotics: trimethoprim 0,06 g, nalidixic acid 0,002 g, amphotericin B 0,01 g.
Man: Ho Sang, she's cooling down:
We're cooling down. It's just settling.
! OK, let's call this a cooling down period.
Mom needs a little break, little cooling down time.
So without the universe cooling down to a sufficiently low temperature, we wouldn't exist.
How could we have done Trig without cooling down?
But here's what we can say: what's natural in the last thousand years is that the planet was cooling down.
Need some cooling down, hot stuff?
You're cooling down, right?
No, no, no, the closest I come to that garden is cooling down there after my daily run.
A special kind of cooling down, isn't it?
I mean, I guess I was hoping she was cooling down.
In this context, fiscal policy has an important role by cooling down internal demand, while also improving the quality of public finance, in particular through a shift towards growth-enhancing investment.
Need some cooling down, hot stuff?
After autoclaving and cooling down to 50 ºC, add the following antibiotics: Polymyxin B sulphate (Sigma) 0,003 g, nalidixic acid (Sigma) 0,008 g, Cycloheximide (Sigma) 0,2 g.

Alternatives:

chilling out
settling down
calming down
relaxing
cooling off

cooling to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate reaching a specific temperature or level of coolness.

This phrase is used to describe the action of something reaching a specific temperature or level of coolness. It is often used in technical or scientific contexts.

Examples:

The soup is cooling to room temperature.
The metal is cooling to its solidification point.
The water is cooling to freezing.
The oven is cooling to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
The engine is cooling to its optimal operating temperature.

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After cooling to room temperature, dilute the solution to 1 litre with water.
After cooling to room temperature, dilute the solution to one litre with water.
The nano circuits and relays, they don't require super cooling to achieve maximum efficiency under normal conditions...
In view of recent developments it is important to also allow the maintenance method of cooling to ultra-low temperatures, known as cryopreservation.
the oxygen evaporation and compressor cooling to exchange energy across standard heat exchangers
'cryopreservation' means the maintenance of plant material by cooling to ultra-low temperatures, in order to retain the viability of the material.
In order to ensure complete elimination of moisture, reheat several times to 103 oC ± 2 oC, cooling to 93 oC between successive heatings.
hydrogen or helium refrigeration units capable of cooling to 23 K (-250 ºC) or less, with heat removal capacity greater than 150 W;
a source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with stainless steel or molybdenum and equipped with a cold trap capable of cooling to 193 K (-80 ºC) or less; or
No preservatives are added and no heat treatment is authorised, except for cooling to a minimum temperature of 4 ºC.
All physical or chemical processing is prohibited, apart from filtering in order to eliminate macroscopic impurities, cooling to an above-zero temperature for preservation purposes and heating of the milk to a maximum of 35 ºC before renneting.
A source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with stainless steel or molybdenum and equipped with a cold trap capable of cooling to 193 K (- 80ºC) or less; or
A source chamber constructed from, lined with or plated with stainless steel or molybdenum and equipped with a cold trap capable of cooling to 193 K (- 80 ºC) or less; or
After cooling to room temperature, dilute the solution to 1 litre with water.
After cooling to room temperature, dilute the solution to one litre with water.

Alternatives:

cooling down
reaching a cooler temperature
cooling off to
cooling until
cooling towards

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