the dust settles

idiom

—used to talk about what happens when things become clear or calm after a period of change or confusion

I'll call you as soon as the dust settles from the move.

When the dust settled and the votes were recounted, she had won the election.

You should let the dust settle before you make any big decisions.

Examples of the dust settles in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the dust settles on the devastation in the north of the prefecture, the next step for this part of Japan is to look forward, and tourism plays a vital part in this. —Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

When the dust settles, the plastic doll will endure. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024

When the dust settles, two teams won’t make the field. —Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024

When the dust settles, Torres looks down to see a shiv sticking out of his side. —EW.com, 12 Feb. 2024

Once the dust settles, all stakeholders will temper the angst around the situation, and a semblance of normalcy will return to air travel. —Sheldon Jacobson, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024

People do sometimes work their way back to accepting and enjoying their parenting relationship once the dust settles, and an honest, healthy and positive relationship with your child’s grandparents might help Tony to accept his child. —Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024

Before the dust settles, the private equity firm sells and leaves town, leaving communities to pick up the pieces. —Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2023

Is there any one sensible story to be told when the dust settles? —Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023