How to Pronounce "the calm before the storm"
expression
thuh KAHLM bih-FOR thuh STORM
thuh KAHM bif-AW thuh STAWM
Definition
A quiet or peaceful period just before something bad or difficult happens.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkɑɫm/, /ˈkɑm/ /ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈstɔɹm
British English
ðə, ði/ /kˈɑːm/ /bɪfˈɔː/ /ðə, ði/ /stˈɔːm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
thuh KAHLM bih-FOR thuh STORM
UK
thuh KAHM bif-AW thuh STAWM
Listen in Context
This quiet time is the calm before the storm.
The office was very quiet; it felt like the calm before the storm.
Everyone waited in silence, knowing it was the calm before the storm.
Right before the exam results came out, it was the calm before the storm.