hits the wall
Energy abruptly depletes
Hits the wall describes the moment when energy or capacity suddenly gives out.
The phrase comes from endurance sports, where athletes at a certain point deplete their glycogen stores and can barely continue: She hit the wall at mile twenty.
The expression extends to any endeavor where progress abruptly stalls due to exhaustion or limitation: The project hit the wall when funding dried up.
I hit the wall around 3 p.m. and couldn't focus anymore.
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- dragResistance through fluid
- slumpExtended period of decline
- running on fumesFunctioning despite exhaustion
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
emotional exhaustion · mental fatigue · brain fog · limp · breath · hit · grit · white knuckle · bonk · gasp · overtraining · sweat · glycogen · out of gas · energy crash · stamina · dizzy · self-doubt
hits the wallpeaks
Highest points attained
takes off · levels up · fires on all cylinders · catches fire · accelerates
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