in the wind

phrase

: about to happen : astir, afoot

change is in the wind

Examples of in the wind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The emotional landscape is heightened by birdcalls, splashing waves, and trees thrashing in the wind. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Mary’s gown billowed in the wind; in fact, the whole illustration showed the storm, from the water breaking against the monastery to the kneeling pilgrims, bundled for warmth, waiting out the downpour on the shore. — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

No one want to a repeat of the situation that occurred with the 2023 releases of The Flash and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, two movies made by one studio regime and opened by another, and which were left dangling in the wind. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1535, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in the wind

• underpinned
• chagrined
• downwind
• rescind
• upwind
• whirlwind
• woodwind
• finned
• ginned
• grinned
• pinned
• sinned