The floodwaters eventually subsided, and life returned to normal.

Meaning: After some time, the floodwaters decreased, and daily life resumed its regular course.

Choice of Words: Eventually means happening after a long time or after many delays. Subsided means to become less severe or intense. Life refers to the existence of an individual or organism. Normal means the usual or regular state of something.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Life returned, normal, routine restored.
• Life slowly returned to normal after the storm passed.
• The station slowly returned to its normal routine.
• Boy returned to normal activities.
• Finally, the rain subsided, and the sun emerged.
• Life goes back to normal.
• Life resumed, normal pace.
• Baby's cries gradually subsided into peaceful slumber.
• The floodwaters rose quickly, forcing people to evacuate.
• The storm gradually subsided, leaving a sense of peace in its wake.