second wind

noun

: renewed energy or endurance

Examples of second wind in a Sentence

The sight of the finish line gave the runners a second wind. He suddenly got his second wind and was able to complete the project on time.
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Cool-season grasses are just getting a second wind during cooler fall temperatures and won't go into dormancy until the first frost. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025 Hard to see how moving on equates to FaceTime-ing her in the middle of the night, but by the next morning, Nathan seems to have caught a second wind. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025 But the Huskies got a second wind and rallied to win 24-20. Manny Navarro, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 But a few years later, the development of string theory temporarily gave enumerative geometry a second wind. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for second wind

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of second wind was in 1824

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“Second wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20wind. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

second wind

noun
: new energy or ability to continue

Medical Definition

second wind

noun
: recovered full power of respiration after the first exhaustion during exertion due to improved heart action
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