level off

verb

leveled off or levelled off; leveling off or levelling off; levels off

intransitive verb

: to approach or reach a steady rate, volume, or amount : stabilize

expect prices to level off

Examples of level off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This drop might level off at some point, simply because most things regress to previous norms. —Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2026

The Pew Research Center’s most recent Religious Landscape Study, published in 2025, found the share of Americans who identify as Christians leveling off after years of steady decline at 62%. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026

Wallace won the team’s only race at the Brickyard 400, and an organization that seemed to be ascending suddenly appeared to have leveled off a bit. —Dave Skretta, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026

Don't Miss On select days, a park guide leads intermediate-level off-trail treks. —Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for level off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff