: 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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Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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
Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
China's electric car price war shows little sign of letting up, putting more pressure on companies to survive.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 June 2025
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Noun
Especially on a competitive team like ours, there are no letups.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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
Verb
John was right—in a few minutes, the hail let up, and we were reunited with everyone, laughing in disbelief at how wild the weather had turned in the first few miles of our multiday trek.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
China's electric car price war shows little sign of letting up, putting more pressure on companies to survive.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 June 2025
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“Letup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letup. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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