the lull before the stormPAUSECALMa short period of time when things are calm, that is followed by a lot of activity, noise, or trouble 暴风雨来临前的宁静the lull before the storm• Then came the lull before the storm.• There was a feeling that something was in the air, that it was the lull before the storm.
→ the lull before the storm at lull2(1)