after an activity stops.

We always believed that when the dust settled, the court would rule in our favor.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form until the dust settles: You meet lots of people when you travel on business, and until the dust settles, you don't know what you've actually accomplished.

• when the going gets rough
• when the going gets tough
• when the spirit moves
• when the spirit moves you
• when was a mere twinkle in father's eye
• when was a mere twinkle in their father's eye
• when was a twinkle in father's eye
• when was a twinkle in their father's eye
• when your ship comes in
• where is coming from
• where someone is coming from
• Where's the beef?
• Where there's a will there's a way!
• Where there's muck, there's brass.
• where there's smoke, there's fire
• whet appetite
• whether by accident or design
• whether or not
• whet someone's appetite
• which way the wind is blowing
• while away
• while away something
• while back is turned
• while someone's back is turned
• While the cat's away .