Then, just an hour after the first cast, the line went taut.

A moment later, he saw the line rise off the ground and go taut.

She jumped and came up short as the rope went taut.

Just as he reached the top, it went taut below him; the other man was coming up, too.

The moment it went taut, he yanked with all his strength.

When he was a meter from the wall, the line went taut.

She turned in place, the phone cord going taut against her.

I thought he would scream as every muscle in his face went taut.

The wrinkled skin around her eyes seemed to go taut for a moment.

He could feel the shock of the stern line going taut.