: 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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Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
There’s no letup in sight to the trade war: This morning, China raised its tariffs on U.S. imports yet again.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Their digital threats and insults showed no signs of letting up as the day wore on.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
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Noun
No letup in the war in sight The POW exchange was the latest of scores of swaps since the war began but also the biggest involving Ukrainian civilians.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
There’s no letup in sight to the trade war: This morning, China raised its tariffs on U.S. imports yet again.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
The group has been lobbying Budd and Tillis for the changes with a six-figure TV and digital ad campaign first reported by the Washington Examiner and showed no signs of letting up until changes were official in new bill text.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Their digital threats and insults showed no signs of letting up as the day wore on.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025
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“Letup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letup. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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