Break - Respite - Time out - Breathing space
These are all words for a short period of time spent relaxing.
Rest a period of relaxing, sleeping or doing nothing after a period of activity: We stopped for a well-earned rest.
Break a short period of time when you stop what you are doing and rest or eat: Let’s take a break. Remember that British English break is a period of time between lessons at school. The North American English word is recess.
Respite a short break from sth difficult or unpleasant: The drug brought a brief respite from the pain.
Time out (informal, especially NAmE) time for resting or relaxing away from your usual work or studies: Take time out to relax by the pool.
Breathing space a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort: This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies.
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
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