second wind

noun

: renewed energy or endurance

Examples of second wind in a Sentence

The sight of the finish line gave the runners a second wind.

He suddenly got his second wind and was able to complete the project on time.

Recent Examples on the Web

If Mojtaba does indeed become supreme leader, not only will the Islamic Republic come closer to becoming a hereditary monarchy, but the forward defense may get a second wind. —Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025

Another cast member like Hartman or Bill Hader who provided a reliably hilarious center to countless sketches, Maya Rudolph has found a second wind of appreciation in the 2020s with her Emmy-winning stint as Vice President Kamala Harris. —Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025

Then Towery got a second wind and grabbed her hair. —Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025

That second wind, anticipated to hit Baltimore from around 5 to 10 p.m., could bring roughly 1 to 3 more inches of snow, said Kyle Pallozzi, an NWS meteorologist. —Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for second wind

• underpinned
• chagrined
• crosswind
• downwind
• rescind
• upwind
• whirlwind
• woodwind
• finned
• ginned
• grinned
• pinned

Kids Definition

second wind

noun

: new energy or ability to continue

Medical Definition

second wind

noun

: recovered full power of respiration after the first exhaustion during exertion due to improved heart action