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

People have also gotten slightly taller, though those increases have leveled off more recently. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 22 July 2026

Note that this comes after Netflix last year stopped reporting quarterly subscriber numbers as those have started to level off. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 July 2026

The rate of decline has leveled off in recent weeks, running around 2 feet higher than previous projections, which suggests that mitigation efforts could be helping somewhat. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Around 2020, more women reported being attracted to people other than just men, a change that leveled off somewhat after 2023. — Ann M. Merriwether, The Conversation, 7 July 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