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wait for the dust to settle

wait for the dust to settle verb: to let a situation calm down, become clear or certain, before taking any action.

Verb

wait for the dust to settle (third-person singular simple present waits for the dust to settle, present participle waiting for the dust to settle, simple past and past participle waited for the dust to settle)

  1. (idiomatic) To let a situation calm down, become clear or certain, before taking any action.

Forms of wait for the dust to settle

third-person singular presentwaits for the dust to settle
present participlewaiting for the dust to settle
past participlewaited for the dust to settle
pastwaited for the dust to settle

Questions about wait for the dust to settle

What does wait for the dust to settle mean?
Wait for the dust to settle means to let a situation calm down, become clear or certain, before taking any action.
What part of speech is wait for the dust to settle?
Wait for the dust to settle is a verb.
What is the past tense of wait for the dust to settle?
The past tense of wait for the dust to settle is waited for the dust to settle.

Words near wait for the dust to settle in the dictionary

  1. wait for
  2. wait for Godot
  3. wait for it
  4. wait for the ball to drop
  5. wait for the cat to jump
  6. wait for the dust to settle
  7. wait for the other shoe to drop
  8. wait in the wings
  9. wait on
  10. wait on hand, foot and finger
  11. wait on someone hand and foot

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