breathing space

Noun

countable uncountable

Sufficient space or a span of time in which to recover one's breath. / A rest, pause, or respite. / Enough distance so that one can feel unfettered.

Japanese Meaning

回復や休息が可能な十分な余裕のある時間または空間 / 休止や中断、一時的な息抜きの機会 / 束縛や制約から解放され、自由を感じられる程度の余裕のある距離・間隔

After working twelve hours straight, she finally found a breathing space to sit and collect her thoughts.

12時間ぶっ続けで働いた後、彼女はようやくひと息つく余裕を見つけて座り、考えをまとめた。

Sense（1）

Sufficient space or a span of time in which to recover one's breath.

He reeled, and on Herminius

He leaned one breathing-space;

Then, like a wild cat mad with wounds,

Sprang right at Astur's face.

Sense（2）

A rest, pause, or respite.

Sense（3）

Enough distance so that one can feel unfettered.

Don't fret, in our division you get a lot of breathing space.

breathing spaces

（ plural ）