the calm/lull before the storm

noun phrase

: a period of quiet that comes before a time of activity, excitement, violence, etc.

Examples of the calm/lull before the storm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today’s daily digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10. 6/10: Sunny, seasonable and the calm before the storm. —Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024

Some candidates are using the calm before the storm of the first debate to showcase other skills. —Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2023

That may prove to be the lull before the storm, however, because the Americans’ opponent in their first elimination game is Sweden, which scored multiple goals in each of its three group-stage wins and ranks eighth in the tournament with 18 shots on goal. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023

The economy: Is this a soft landing or the calm before the storm? 2. —Alan Murray, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023

Outside observers worry, however, that this is merely the calm before the storm: satellite imagery has detected a buildup of military infrastructure on both sides, particularly the Chinese side. —Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023

While the pressure on North American ports is currently abated and logistics constraints eases, this is the calm before the storm. —Lora Cecere, Forbes, 2 May 2022

This weekend at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club is the calm before the storm. —Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2021

Despite the track’s turbulent title and ride from recording studio to Recording Academy, Nascent learned to embrace the calm before the storm. —Heran Mamo, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2022