lose steam
idiom
informal
: to lose strength, force, or energy : to slow down
Sales have lost steam in recent weeks.
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Biographical jukebox musicals on tour inevitably lose steam when merely adequate casting serves up a bland approximation in place of superstar performance.
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
But as time goes on, the axions will dilute and lose steam, allowing for the negative cosmological constant to take over, the authors propose.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
Kakao’s sales started to lose steam after peaking at 2 trillion won in the third quarter of 2023.
—John Kang, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
While Rogers says local environmental and industrial struggles were a factor, historic preservation sources close to the project say the changing political landscape at a federal level paved the way for the project to lose steam for the foreseeable future.
—Elliott Ramos, CBS News, 11 June 2025
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Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
But as time goes on, the axions will dilute and lose steam, allowing for the negative cosmological constant to take over, the authors propose.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
Kakao’s sales started to lose steam after peaking at 2 trillion won in the third quarter of 2023.
—John Kang, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
While Rogers says local environmental and industrial struggles were a factor, historic preservation sources close to the project say the changing political landscape at a federal level paved the way for the project to lose steam for the foreseeable future.
—Elliott Ramos, CBS News, 11 June 2025
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“Lose steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20steam. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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