verb
- reaching a stable level after a period of growth or progress; leveling off
Usage: present participle of plateau
noun
- the process or state of reaching a stable level after growth or progress
Usage: gerund form
Examples
- Her weight loss was plateauing after six months of dieting.
- The company’s sales are plateauing despite new marketing efforts.
- After years of rapid growth, the economy is finally plateauing.
- The plateauing of test scores concerned the school administrators.
- His fitness progress showed signs of plateauing.
- The plateauing effect is common in language learning.
- Stock prices have been plateauing for the past quarter.