Idiom
wait for the dust to settle
Meaning
To let a situation calm down, become clear or certain, before taking any action.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I will wait for the dust to settle before I decide.”
“After the company announced major changes, the staff decided to wait for the dust to settle before applying for new roles.”
“In the wake of the sudden political scandal, the investors chose to wait for the dust to settle rather than making any hasty decisions regarding their portfolios.”
Examples
simple
“I will wait for the dust to settle before I decide.”
contextual
“After the company announced major changes, the staff decided to wait for the dust to settle before applying for new roles.”
complex
“In the wake of the sudden political scandal, the investors chose to wait for the dust to settle rather than making any hasty decisions regarding their portfolios.”
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