temporary calm
Pause before resumption
A temporary calm is a brief period of peace or stillness before expected trouble resumes.
The phrase often describes pauses in conflict, weather, or emotional turmoil: The ceasefire brought a temporary calm to the region.
It carries an implicit warning—the quiet won't last.
- lullTemporary period of quiet
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- brief respiteTemporary relief from hardship
- reprievePostponement of punishment
- breatherBrief period of rest
pause · holding pattern · stillness · hush · truce · cease fire · ceasefire · cooling off · eye · eye of the storm · quiet · quiet moment · interlude · peace · silence · settling · breath · deep breath
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