top out
phrasal verb
topped out; topping out; tops out
: to reach the highest amount or level and stop increasing
—often + at
Interest rates are expected to top out at 15 percent.
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His slider is his best pitch, with huge tilt to it and velocity that tops out over 90 mph.
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Keith Law, New York Times, 31 July 2025
In a second milestone, Superman has already passed up the entire lifetime of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, which topped out at $291 million domestically in 2013, not adjusted.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
Spectrum tops out at 1 Gbps download and 35 Mbps upload, which may limit performance for activities like video conferencing, content creation and large file uploads.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 31 July 2025
The total brightness tops out at 1,200 lumens in bright white mode.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Keith Law, New York Times, 31 July 2025
In a second milestone, Superman has already passed up the entire lifetime of Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, which topped out at $291 million domestically in 2013, not adjusted.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
Spectrum tops out at 1 Gbps download and 35 Mbps upload, which may limit performance for activities like video conferencing, content creation and large file uploads.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 31 July 2025
The total brightness tops out at 1,200 lumens in bright white mode.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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