lull
verb (used with object)
to put to sleep or rest by soothing means.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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I dare say Joe Cross will be an hour, and by that time it will have lulled a bit, or else be a deal worse, and we’ll see.”
From The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey