What we are experiencing is no brief dip, to be followed soon by a fresh surge of activity.
The weapon wouldn't need any preparation: a brief dip in a river wasn't going to stop it working.
He could pick this "lost real-time" up during Danae's brief dip into negative space, on the other side of sponge.
Please note, the original recording includes a brief dip in sound quality during this interview.
The storm then made a brief dip to the east-southeast, before resuming its east-northeastward course on September 16.
A brief dip into history serves to confirm this view:
After a brief dip in students, by 1673, the academy had 43 members.
Kris took a brief dip himself, and by the time he got back she was dry again, wearing her sleeveless tunic against the cooling breeze.
Their album "Home" rebounded from its brief dip, returning to No. 1 on the country chart for weeks.
Perhaps it is just a brief dip in energy, but mental fatigue, as well as physical, seems to have settled into their bones.