top out
To get as high as something can go and then stop going higher.
Meanings
To reach the highest point or maximum value, after which no further increase occurs.
"House prices in the city topped out in early 2022 before falling sharply."
"Inflation topped out at around 11% before beginning its slow decline."
To reach the highest point in one's career, salary, or personal development.
"He felt he had topped out at middle management and decided to start his own company."
(Construction) To complete the highest structural point of a building, often marked by a ceremony.
"Workers gathered on the roof to celebrate as the skyscraper topped out after three years of construction."
Commonly used in finance, economics, real estate, and sports contexts to describe prices, salaries, or performance reaching a ceiling. Also used in construction to refer to the completion of a building's highest structural point (topping out ceremony).
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