quiet down

But by mid-evening Sunday, he added, “Things are pretty much quieting down, for the most part. ... The good news is, without a lot of storm activity, perhaps aviation-related tactics can be resumed.”

"By the time the National Guard even came, mostly everything had quieted down."

A few minutes later, Sunny Lee, the university’s dean of students, asked the crowd to quiet down.

“Shut up!” said Robert, glaring at the other boys, who all quickly quieted down.

The trial will just resume when things have quieted down, perhaps at another location.