| NOUN | time | letup, lull | a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished |
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| Sounds | leh'tah.p | |
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| Rhymes | archbishop ... worship: 69 rhymes with ahp... | |
| Meaning | A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished. | |
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| Example | "there was never a letup in the noise" | |
| Synonym | lull | |
| Broader | pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension | A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| Spanish | tregua | |
| Catalan | treva | |
| Verbs | let up | become less in amount or intensity |
| let up | reduce pressure or intensity | |
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