: a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity
let up; letting up; lets up
2
: to become less severe
—used with on
Synonyms
Examples of letup in a Sentence
Noun
the downpour continued for hours without letup
Verb
the rain let up just as we reached the house
the windmill slowed down as the wind let up
Recent Examples on the Web
Alexander Smith, NBC News, 21 June 2024
No letup from extreme heat for much of the eastern U.S.
There will be no letup from the sweltering heat wave frazzling much of the eastern United States today, with tens of millions of people under heat warnings.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 June 2024
Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Aug. 2024
July has been an amazing month thus far, and there’s been no signs of things letting up.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 19 July 2024
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Noun
There was no letup from the sweltering heat wave frazzling much of the eastern United States on Friday, with some 90 million Americans under heat alerts nationwide.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 21 June 2024
No letup from extreme heat for much of the eastern U.S.
There will be no letup from the sweltering heat wave frazzling much of the eastern United States today, with tens of millions of people under heat warnings.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 June 2024
Verb
The love for the open road hasn’t let up in post-pandemic years either: A recent poll found that 73 percent of Americans preferred to drive to their vacation destination instead of flying.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Aug. 2024
July has been an amazing month thus far, and there’s been no signs of things letting up.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 19 July 2024
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“Letup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letup. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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