the calm/lull before the storm
noun phrase
: a period of quiet that comes before a time of activity, excitement, violence, etc.
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Christmas, though, was in reality the calm before the storm that followed the release of Spare on January 10, 2023.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
The weekend before Thanksgiving often feels like the calm before the storm in college football.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The stews Danni and Diana are relieved to be getting along so well, even if to us viewers this is obviously the calm before the storm.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The Emmy winner shared her perspective on the calm before the storm in a minute-long video shared to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday evening.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
The weekend before Thanksgiving often feels like the calm before the storm in college football.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
The stews Danni and Diana are relieved to be getting along so well, even if to us viewers this is obviously the calm before the storm.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The Emmy winner shared her perspective on the calm before the storm in a minute-long video shared to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday evening.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
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“The calm/lull before the storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20calm%2Flull%20before%20the%20storm. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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