expression
level off
to stop rising or falling
In more detail
1. (verb) to stop going up or down and become flat or stable
2. (verb) to reach a point where something stops increasing or decreasing and stays about the same
Examples
- 1. The airplane began to level off at 35,000 feet.
- 2. After rising for months, prices started to level off in summer.
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