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adv. (context idiomatic English) after an active or heated period. alt. (context idiomatic English) after an active or heated period.
Wikipedia
The Australian documentary When the Dust Settles was a 37-minute film produced about uranium mining for the electrical trades.1 It was influential in Australian nuclear policy.
When the Dust Settles is the third full-length album from Australian hip hop group, Downsyde and was released in December 2004 through Obese Records. It was produced by band members Optamus, Dazastah, Cheeky and Armee. All tracks were recorded and mixed at various members' homes except for flutes on "Bring It All Black" and "Arabian Knights", which were recorded at Studio Couch in Fremantle, Western Australia.
The album was reviewed by Triple J on their website, and was nominated for the 2005 J Award. Several tracks from the album received airplay from radio stations around Australia, including 4ZZZ ( Brisbane), FBi ( Sydney), 3RRR ( Melbourne) and RTRFM ( Perth).
Usage examples of "when the dust settles".
No man should go down the long way without leaving something behind him, and all I've got to leave will disappear when the dust settles.
Are any of them are actually capable of making peace when the dust settles?
I know our supplies aren't unlimited, but when the dust settles with the Akerians, perhaps we could assist them in tending to their wounded.
I guarantee you when the dust settles, we're going to find Saddam Hussein behind all this.