comes to life
Starts to move
Comes to life means to become animated or vital after being still, dull, or dormant.
A quiet party comes to life when the music starts.
A character in a story comes to life when written vividly enough to feel real.
The phrase suggests awakening or activation—something gaining energy, movement, or presence it previously lacked: The city comes to life after dark.
- enlivenMake more spirited
- animateGive life to
- energizeSupply with vitality
- awakenRouse from slumber
- wakes upEmerges from slumber
invigorate · stir · materialize · takes shape · revitalize · revive · rise from the ashes · resurrect · dramatize · resuscitate · manifest · emerge · arouse · quicken · breathe · arises · boot · activate