level off
Reach cruising altitude
To level off is to stop rising or falling and become stable.
Aircraft level off after climbing to cruising altitude.
Statistics level off when a trend plateaus: Inflation has finally leveled off.
The phrase implies reaching equilibrium after a period of change—neither increasing nor decreasing further.
- plateauingCeasing to rise
- flattenMake level or smooth
- settleReach final terms
- equilibrateBring to balance
- normalizeMake regular or standard
hold steady · stagnation · growth rate · converge · equalize · stabilize · taper · slow down · steady · mature · moderate · balance · asymptote · straighten · airplane · calm · align · maintain
rate of change
level offaccelerate
Increase in velocity
intensify · escalate · pick up speed · gain momentum · ramp up
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