settling in
Making yourself home
Settling in is the process of becoming comfortable in a new place or situation.
You settle in to a new home by unpacking and arranging things, to a new job by learning routines, or to a seat by adjusting yourself: We're still settling in after the move.
The phrase suggests a gradual transition from unfamiliar to familiar.
Adjusting to new conditions
- getting used toBecoming familiar through exposure
- adaptingModifying to suit conditions
- acclimatingBecoming accustomed to environment
- orientingDetermining one's position
familiarizing · accustoming · attuning · assimilating · integrating · habituating · adjusting · easing in
State of fitting in
- easeLack of strain
- securityProtection from threat
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- rootednessBeing firmly established somewhere
contentment · stability · sanctuary · at-homeness · groundedness · peace · routine · second nature
Making a dwelling
- unpackingRemoving items from containers
- decoratingAdding aesthetic elements
- hanging picturesAffixing artwork to walls
- homemakingManaging domestic life
organizing · putting away · personalizing · furnishing · setting up
Establishing new residence
- new addressCurrent place of residence
- boxesSix-sided containers
- moversRelocation workers
- first nightDebut public performance
new apartment · local shops · change of address · forwarding mail · lease signing · housewarming
Opportunity to restart unburdened
- new chapterDistinct period starting now
- starting overBeginning again from scratch
- new phaseRecent period beginning
- embarkingBeginning a voyage
new life · launching · clean slate · threshold · establishment · first steps · dawn · genesis
acclimatizing
Adjusting to new conditions
- getting used toBecoming familiar through exposure
- adaptingModifying to suit conditions
- acclimatingBecoming accustomed to environment
orienting · familiarizing · accustoming · attuning · assimilating · integrating · habituating · adjusting · easing in · warming up
belonging
State of fitting in
- easeLack of strain
- securityProtection from threat
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
rootedness · contentment · stability · sanctuary · at-homeness · groundedness · peace · routine · second nature · established
nesting
Making a dwelling
- unpackingRemoving items from containers
- decoratingAdding aesthetic elements
- hanging picturesAffixing artwork to walls
homemaking · organizing · putting away · personalizing · furnishing · setting up
moving in
Establishing new residence
- new addressCurrent place of residence
- boxesSix-sided containers
- moversRelocation workers
new apartment · first night · local shops · change of address · forwarding mail · lease signing · housewarming
fresh start
Opportunity to restart unburdened
- new chapterDistinct period starting now
- starting overBeginning again from scratch
- new phaseRecent period beginning
new life · embarking · launching · clean slate · threshold · establishment · first steps · dawn · genesis · commencement
- expatexpat, expat community, expat bubble, relocation, overseas posting
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- arrival activitiescheck-in, registration, baggage claim, customs, immigration
- orientation periodsonboarding, training period, induction, apprenticeship, initiation
- familiarizationfamiliarizing, acquainting, orienting, introducing, accustoming
- life adjustmentsempty nest syndrome, homesickness, separation anxiety, bereavement, midlife crisis
settling inmoving out
Changing where you live
leaving · uprooting · departing · moving on · heading out
settling inwrapping up
Completing a task
winding down · saying goodbye · on the way out · phasing out
settle, settled, settlement, settling, settler, unsettled, unsettling, unsettle, settles