He paused a moment to let the implications sink in.
They stood silently for what seemed a long time as the full implications sank in.
She froze for a moment as the implications of this sank home.
There was a brief silence as the implication sank in.
Jack's blue eyes widened as the implication of her words sank in.
He looked up as the implication of those words sank in.
The temperature seemed to fall several degrees as the implication sank in.
She paused to let the implication of her words sink in.
Savage sat still for a while, letting the implications sink in.
There was silence around the table as the implications of this conclusion sank in.