breathing space

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈbreathing ˌspace (also breathing room) noun [uncountable] 1 PAUSEa short time when you have a rest from doing something before starting again 喘息时间，休息的机会 This deal should give the company some extra breathing room before its loans are due. 这笔生意可以让公司在贷款到期之前多一些喘息的机会。2. enough room to move or breathe easily and comfortably in 活动的空间；呼吸的空间

Examples from the Corpus

breathing space• Fortunately the Tories have bought a breathing space in which to sort out their policies.• This creates a breathing space between inner clothes and the waterproof outer skin; important when only thermals are being worn underneath.• By holding off on both at least until next year, Clerides has created some diplomatic breathing space.• He managed to create enough breathing space in the snow to survive until he could be rescued.• But four minutes from the finish Elwood's second drop goal offered Ireland some much need breathing space.• We finally realised that we could avoid even that embarrassment by giving ourselves breathing space.• But dentists in the NorthEast said the delay had only given the profession a short breathing space.• And the political culture is one that provides government with the breathing space necessary to address itself to those problems.• Were they given this breathing space it would give them a chance to be less edgy about Olwyn.

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breathing space
ˈbreathing ˌspace

(also ˈbreathing ˌroom) noun [uncountable]
1. a short time when you have a rest from doing something before starting again:

This deal should give the company some extra breathing room before its loans are due.
2. enough room to move or breathe easily and comfortably in

breathing space

BrE

/ˈbriːðɪŋ speɪs/

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NAmE

/ˈbriːðɪŋ speɪs/

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noun

[countable

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a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort 短暂休息；喘息时间

<titled tranID="22" status="1">rest</titled>break ◇ respite ◇ time out ◇ breathing space

These are all words for a short period of time spent relaxing. 以上各词均表示短暂的休息。

rest a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity 指休息、睡眠：◆We stopped for a well-earned rest. 我们停下来作个应有的休息。
break a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat 指间歇、休息：◆Let's take a break. 咱们休息一会儿吧。 NOTE In British English break is a period of time between lessons at school. The North American English word is recess. 在英式英语中，break 指课间休息。美式英语表示此义用 recess。
respite a short break from sth difficult or unpleasant 指从困境或不愉快、不舒适的状态中得到暂缓、暂停：◆The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 药物暂时缓解了疼痛。
time out (informal, especially NAmE) time for resting or relaxing away from your usual work or studies 指暂停工作或学习的时间：◆Take time out to relax by the pool. 去游泳池边歇一歇吧。
breathing space a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort 指脑力或体力活动期间的短暂休息、喘息时间：◆This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies. 这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。

Patterns

(a) rest/break/respite/time out from sth
to have/take (a) rest/break/time out
to give sb (a) rest/break/respite/breathing space

<titled tranID="22" status="1">rest</titled>break ◇ respite ◇ time out ◇ breathing space

These are all words for a short period of time spent relaxing. 以上各词均表示短暂的休息。

rest a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity 指休息、睡眠：◆We stopped for a well-earned rest. 我们停下来作个应有的休息。
break a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat 指间歇、休息：◆Let's take a break. 咱们休息一会儿吧。 NOTE In British English break is a period of time between lessons at school. The North American English word is recess. 在英式英语中，break 指课间休息。美式英语表示此义用 recess。
respite a short break from sth difficult or unpleasant 指从困境或不愉快、不舒适的状态中得到暂缓、暂停：◆The drug brought a brief respite from the pain. 药物暂时缓解了疼痛。
time out (informal, especially NAmE) time for resting or relaxing away from your usual work or studies 指暂停工作或学习的时间：◆Take time out to relax by the pool. 去游泳池边歇一歇吧。
breathing space a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort 指脑力或体力活动期间的短暂休息、喘息时间：◆This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies. 这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。

Patterns

(a) rest/break/respite/time out from sth
to have/take (a) rest/break/time out
to give sb (a) rest/break/respite/breathing space