second wind

noun

: a feeling of new energy that allows you to continue to do something after you had begun to feel tired

Full Definition of SECOND WIND

: renewed energy or endurance

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1824

Medical Dictionary

noun

: recovered full power of respiration after the first exhaustion during exertion due to improved heart action

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