What is the meaning of second wind?

noun

  • Renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking.
    • usage: "She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind"
  • The return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion. .
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