Emotions & feelings
sink in
become fully understood
If something sinks in, you gradually understand or emotionally accept its full meaning.
Hear it in real life
Have you heard that we won the contract?
Yes, but it hasn't really sunk in yet.
It took a few hours for the reality of the move to sink in.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It took time to sink the news in.
Say: It took time for the news to sink in.
The news or information is the subject, and “sink in” does not take a direct object here.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
the news sank in; it took time for something to sink in
Your turn: say it out loud
It took a few hours for the reality of the move to sink in.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
sink in
become fully understood
“It took a few hours for the reality of the move to sink in.”
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