- a slackening or lessening, as of effort
- a stop or pause
Origin of letup
from phrase let upletup
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letup
noun
- A reduction in pace, force, or intensity; a slowdown.
- A temporary stop; a pause.
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Noun
(plural letups)
- A pause or period of slackening.
- We waited for a letup in the rain, then we ran home before it started again.
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