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Calm Before the Storm

MEANING IN ENGLISH

A quiet or tranquil period just before an outburst of heavy activity, trouble, or chaos.

In context

01

The empty corridors of the hospital at dawn were just the calm before the storm.

02

Enjoy this serene morning at your desk, because product launch day is never free from the storm.

Synonyms

lull,deceptive quiet,brief tranquility

Antonyms

raging storm,turbulence,chaotic peak

Collocations

merely the calm before the storm,sense the calm before the storm,eerie calm before the storm

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗