Definition of letup
: a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity
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Examples of letup in a Sentence
the downpour continued for hours without letup
Recent Examples of letup from the Web
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Not a chance, for there is no letup in Thomas, not with his high-octane swing or his enthusiastic approach to the next challenge.
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In the meantime, there has been no letup in the classroom or lab.
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Collison's left knee has bothered him off and on all season, and there is not much letup in the NBA schedule.
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While broadcast ratings continue to lag, there appears to be no letup in streaming for NFL games.
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A letup in the precipitation allowed one dancer to perform on the lawn adjacent to an indoor dance venue.
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With no letup in competition in its grocery business, investors are fearful of the consequences for Argos -- which sells everything from televisions to jewelry -- should British consumers rein in spending.
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President Donald Trump’s regulatory rollback promises to help banks’ money making inside the U.S., but for European banks this won’t spell a letup in the pressure to reform.
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The revenge plot cooked up against him, a cockeyed conspiracy enlisting the aid of a wealthy couple (gamely played by Colette Kilroy and Gareth Williams), who have their own bone to pick with Gregor, ensures there’s no letup in the lunacy.
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First Known Use of letup
1836
let up
Definition of let up
2
: to become less severe
—used with on
Examples of let up in a Sentence
the rain let up just as we reached the house
the windmill slowed down as the wind let up
First Known Use of let up
1787
let up Synonyms
Synonyms
abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die (away or down or out), diminish, drain (away), drop (off), dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, fall away, lessen, lower, moderate, pall, phase down, ratchet (down) also rachet (down) , recede, relent, remit, shrink, subside, taper, taper off, wane;
Antonyms
accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mount, mushroom, pick up, rise, snowball, soar, swell, wax;
Related Words
compress, condense, constrict, contract;
evaporate, fade (away), fritter (away), give out, melt (away), peter (out), tail (off), vanish;
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Definition of letup for English Language Learners
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: a time during which something stops or slows down
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