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    breathing space

    noun

    • 1. an opportunity to pause, relax, or decide what to do next: "we all need a breathing space during the working week"
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  3. a period of rest from a busy or difficult situation in order to get your energy back or give you more time to think about what to do next: Troubled companies have a 28-day breathing space in which they can reorganise their affairs.

  4. May 8, 2024 · The meaning of BREATHING SPACE is some time in which to recover, get organized, or get going —called also breathing room, breathing spell.

  5. noun. Also called breathing spell. an opportunity to rest or think. sufficient space in which to move, work, etc.: The train was so crowded that there was hardly breathing space. breathing space. noun. enough area to permit freedom of movement. the country gives us some breathing space. a pause for rest, etc.

  6. A breathing space is a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one. Firms need a breathing space if they are to recover.

  7. a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort. After finishing one job she needed a breathing space before starting the next. This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies. The extension of the deadline gives us a breathing space. Synonyms rest. More Like This Compound nouns with –ing forms.

  8. Definitions of breathing space. noun. sufficient room for easy breathing or movement. synonyms: breathing room. see more. noun. a short respite. synonyms: breath, breather, breathing place, breathing spell, breathing time. see more.

  9. sufficient space in which to move, work, etc.: The train was so crowded that there was hardly breathing space.