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

Back above Lake Champlain, the CX300 levels off, and the motor recedes to a faint hum. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026

An analysis of data posted to the website CyclonicWx shows that sea surface temperatures are at record-high levels off the California coast, as well as off the coast of the Baja California peninsula and a wide swath of the eastern Pacific Ocean. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

At higher energies, however, the signal began to level off, a behavior known as saturation. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

The benefits seemed to have limits, however, with the effect leveling off between 25 and 35 grams per day. — Sarah Garone, HEALTH, 15 Oct. 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