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.

Recent Examples on the Web

But when the industry caught a second wind in 2024, NMFC was largely left behind. —Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

But The Nitro Cart got its second wind when a local bike shop in Providence offered them 200 square feet of space for $400 a month. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025

Well, the Jet2 commercial has had a second wind this summer, gaining some degree of notoriety for not just Glynne but Zoë Lister, the writer and voice actor who informs the listener that nothing beats a Jet2 holiday. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 July 2025

But if Iran’s regime falls, or agrees to a serious international nuclear monitoring agreement, Trump’s faltering second term will get a second wind. —Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for second wind

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

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