ˌsoft ˈlanding BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . a situation in which a ↑ spacecraft comes down onto the ground gently and without any damage OPP crash landing
2 . if the ↑ economy of a country has a soft landing, it does not experience bad effects after an attempt to control increases in the ↑ cost of living :
Hopes for a soft landing have faded.