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at rest
In a state of inactivity or repose, either physical or mental. For example, The doctor's clear explanation put her mind at rest . Chaucer used this idiom in Troilus and Cressida (c. 1374): “I mine heart set at rest upon this point.” Also see lay at rest .
Dead, as in His soul is now at rest with his forebears . This usage, employing rest to refer to death's repose, is less common today. [1300s]
Example Sentences
One 2023 study comparing 11 different sleep trackers reported that most wearables generally overestimate sleep because they may not be able to distinguish between a person lying in bed at rest and a person sleeping.
“I don’t know if you can go to heaven if you killed yourself, but I pray that he made it and that his family is at rest. God bless.”
"Reacher" can be interpreted as a far-right fever dream of America—a land of gorgeous vistas and open roads, with a heartless criminal lurking at rest stops—or as a product of the same.
That intensity of shaking is felt by only a few people at rest, especially on an upper floor of a building.
"We can keep on top of it and if anything changes we know straight away. It puts my mind at rest a bit," Lily said.
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