Communication
let something land
pause so someone can absorb what was said
To pause after saying something important so that people have time to understand and react to it.
Hear it in real life
Why did you stop talking?
I wanted to let the message land.
I told him the truth and let it land before explaining the rest.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I let the comment land in before replying.
Say: I let the comment land before replying.
This expression uses let something land directly, without the extra preposition "in."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
let it land; let the news land
Your turn: say it out loud
I told him the truth and let it land before explaining the rest.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
let something land
pause so someone can absorb what was said
“I told him the truth and let it land before explaining the rest.”
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