let-up
noun
[ ˈlɛtʌp ]
• a pause or reduction in the intensity of something dangerous, difficult, or tiring.
• "there had been no let-up in the eruption"
Similar:
abatement,
lessening,
decrease,
diminishing,
diminution,
subsidence,
moderation,
decline,
relenting,
remission,
slackening,
weakening,
relaxation,
dying down,
easing off,
tailing off,
tapering off,
dropping away/off,
ebbing,
waning,
dwindling,
respite,
break,
interval,
hiatus,
suspension,
cessation,
stop,
pause,
breathing space,
lull,
interlude,
intermission,
let up
• (of something undesirable) become less intense.
• "the rain's letting up—it'll be clear soon"
Similar:
abate,
lessen,
decrease,
diminish,
subside,
moderate,
decline,
relent,
slacken,
die down/off,
ease (off),
tail off,
taper off,
drop off/away,
peter out,
ebb,
wane,
dwindle,
fade,
calm (down),
weaken,
stop,
cease,
finish,
come to a stop,
come to an end,
terminate,
quieten,
quieten down,
quiet,
quiet down,
