hit a plateau

hit a plateau

To reach a certain level of achievement or success but then stop progressing beyond it. Ugh, I'm not losing any more weight—I must have hit a plateau. We've hit a plateau and have stopped attracting new customers.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hit a plateau

Fig. to reach a higher level of activity, sales, production, output, etc., and then stop and remain unchanged for a time. When my sales hit a plateau, my boss gave me a pep talk. When production hit a plateau, the company built a new factory.
See also: hit
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • be on (one's) back
  • be on somebody's back
  • be on someone's back
  • that Monday morning feeling
  • ate up with (someone or something)
  • ate up with someone/something
  • adult
  • (I'm) sorry I asked
  • buttmunch
  • butt-munch
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If you feel you've hit a plateau, don't fret, it happens to the best of us.
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