peak form

Best possible shape

Peak form is the condition of being at one's absolute best, whether physically, mentally, or in performance.

Athletes train to reach peak form before major competitions.

The phrase applies beyond sports: a musician in peak form, a comedian at peak form.

She's not in peak form after that illness.

The idea is of a mountain peak—the highest point, with decline possible in any direction.

Related
  • primeReadying for action
  • pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
  • apexUppermost point or culmination
  • zenithPoint straight overhead
  • summitPeak or diplomatic gathering

career high · personal best · optimal · elite · world class · top · excellence · fitness · shape · conditioning · athlete · champion · performance · stride · groove · zone · in the zone · locked in

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Opposites
physical/athletic condition

peak formout of shape

Lacking physical conditioning

unfit · broken down · poor form · declining · deteriorated

performance quality over time

peak formdeclining

Decreasing in strength

past one's prime · over the hill · washed up · on the decline · in decline

readiness/preparation

peak formrusty

Corroded or unpracticed

out of practice · unprepared · underprepared · stale · cold

Family

peak, form, peaks, peaked, peaking, forms, formed, forming, formal

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G