lose steam
idiom
informal
: to lose strength, force, or energy : to slow down
Sales have lost steam in recent weeks.
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Changing family dynamics Another reason elaborate Easter dinners lose steam is the shift in family dynamics.
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Food Drink Life, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Markets continued to lose steam until Wednesday, when Trump ratcheted up tariffs on China but implemented a 90-day pause on his country-specific tariffs against all other trading partners.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
Then people lost interest, and the brand began to lose steam (fewer than 200 clubs remain in the U.S.).
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
But by the turn of the millennium, Nintendo had begun to lose steam, outsold by Sony’s PlayStation and approaching the 2000s with a bloodied nose.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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Food Drink Life, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Markets continued to lose steam until Wednesday, when Trump ratcheted up tariffs on China but implemented a 90-day pause on his country-specific tariffs against all other trading partners.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
Then people lost interest, and the brand began to lose steam (fewer than 200 clubs remain in the U.S.).
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
But by the turn of the millennium, Nintendo had begun to lose steam, outsold by Sony’s PlayStation and approaching the 2000s with a bloodied nose.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Lose steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20steam. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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