maxing out
Reaching full capacity
Maxing out means pushing something to its limit or capacity.
You max out a credit card by reaching its spending limit, max out a vehicle by hitting top speed, or max out at the gym by lifting the heaviest weight you can manage.
The phrase suggests there's nowhere further to go: I'm maxed out on overtime this month.
Someone who is maxed out may be exhausted or at full capacity.
- overdraftSpending past zero
- credit card debtMoney owed on plastic
- peak performanceHighest level of functioning
- overtrainingRecovery-exceeding exercise load
- all-inFully committed, nothing held back
personal best · going hard · financial strain · full throttle · muscle fatigue · burnout · redline · at capacity · dedication · stretched thin · resource depletion · commitment · limit · pushing limits · running on fumes · breaking point · determination · capacity
- Gym Culturegym, lift, reps, rep, gains
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, excess, overreacting
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- peakspeak, summit, mountaintop, mountain peak, pinnacle
- overloadoverload, overwhelmed, excess, surplus, glut
maxing outholding back
Preventing forward movement
coasting · going through the motions · phoning it in · half-assing · slacking off
maxing outunderutilizing
Not exploiting fully
saving · conserving · underspending · hoarding · minimizing
maxing outholding back
Preventing forward movement
reining in · playing it safe · economizing · budgeting · self-regulating
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