hit a plateau



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GriffinGRIF-inEnglish
Nobuno-booJapanese
Rosa (1)RO-sah (Spanish, Dutch), RAW-zah (Italian), RO-zə (English)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, English
SaxonSAK-sənEnglish (Rare)
SheaSHAYIrish
FinaFEE-nahItalian