on the rebound

idiom

: in the process of bouncing back after hitting something

The fielder caught the ball on the rebound off the wall.

: sad and confused because a romantic relationship has recently ended

She refused to date him while he was still on the rebound.

chiefly US : getting better

His health is on the rebound.

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Morgan Stanley is still a great company with consistent earnings from its wealth management business, along with potential in the investment banking decision on the rebound in Wall Street deals. —

Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 When the valve arrests the parallel flow, the damping forces rise in correlation to the duration of one-way piston movement on the rebound side. —

Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024 Growing Hopelessness Over the Economy Messages from the Biden administration that the country’s economy is on the rebound have fallen flat in Milwaukee. —

Julie Bosman, New York Times, 15 July 2024 In Nobody Wants This, an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the rebound

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