Work & careers

settle into a rhythm

find a steady way of working

To settle into a rhythm means to find a comfortable and regular way of doing something.

B1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Was the new job difficult?

At first, but I soon settled into a rhythm.

Play the conversation

After the first hour, I settled into a rhythm and finished the report quickly.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: After a while, I settled ‸ a rhythm at work.

Say: After a while, I settled into a rhythm at work.

The phrase takes “into” before the regular pattern you find.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

settle into a rhythm; settled into a rhythm

Your turn: say it out loud

After the first hour, I settled into a rhythm and finished the report quickly.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

settle into a rhythm

find a steady way of working

“After the first hour, I settled into a rhythm and finished the report quickly.”

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