breathing space
(US also breathing room)
noun countable or uncountable
■a period of rest in order to increase strength or give you more time to think about what to do next 休整时期；考虑的时间•I wanted a little breathing space between jobs.上一份工作结束后，我需要短暂休整一下再开始下一份工作。 •The court's decision gave us some breathing space.法庭的裁决给了我们一段休整期。 |