top out

phrasal verb

topped out; topping out; tops out

: to reach the highest amount or level and stop increasing

—often + at

Interest rates are expected to top out at 15 percent.

Examples of top out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along the coast, temperatures will likely remain in the 50s; inland valleys will top out in the 60s; and in the mountains, highs could stay in the 40s. —Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024

Up on the foils, the hulls top out at around 30 knots, and the 25-knot cruise yields a 50-mile range. —J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2024

Third-party alternatives top out at 15fps drive for continuous focus. —PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024

No Doubt and Sublime reunited, Taylor Swift partied with Ice Spice, Olivia Rodrigo, Childish Gambino, Will Smith, Billie Eilish and A$AP Rocky all made surprise appearances during their friends’ sets and, thankfully, the weather topped out in the tolerable low 90s. —Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024

While there were no triple-digit readings, Hicks topped out at 99.4, and reached 98 mph 17 times, something only Tim Lincecum and Carlos Rodón have done as Giants starting pitchers in the pitch-tracking era. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024

Peak gusts Sunday topped out at 49 mph in D.C., while reaching 53 mph for Dulles and Baltimore. —Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024

Friday’s daytime high at San Diego International Airport will top out at 58 degrees, the lowest daily high since the same temperature was recorded there on March 1, 2023. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024

High temperatures top out in a familiar range near the mid-50s. —A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024