: a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity
let up; letting up; lets up
2
: to become less severe
—used with on
Examples of letup in a Sentence
Noun
the downpour continued for hours without letup
Verb
the rain let up just as we reached the house
the windmill slowed down as the wind let up
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
In the days since Good’s fateful encounter with an armed ICE officer, there was no letup by law enforcement.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
But that was before the arrival of an injury wave that started in spring training and never let up.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Trump recently rolled out his health care plan, and a White House official said the president also will release a housing plan soon, with no letup in his frenetic pace.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
In the days since Good’s fateful encounter with an armed ICE officer, there was no letup by law enforcement.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
No longer a nice-to-have The luxury slowdown has yet to fully let up, even as market analysts predict a modest rebound in 2026.
—Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
But that was before the arrival of an injury wave that started in spring training and never let up.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Letup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letup. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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