breathing space

• Un court moment de répit ou de soulagement dans une situation difficile ou stressante, permettant de récupérer ou de réfléchir clairement. Ce peut aussi être un espace physique ou temporel nécessaire pour se sentir moins à l'étroit.

A short period of rest or relief from a difficult or stressful situation, allowing time to recover or think clearly.

1. Time to rest or recoverB2informal

   A short period of rest or relief from a difficult or stressful situation.

   répit

   • After the deadline passed, we finally had some breathing space.
   • She took a week off to get some breathing space from work.
   • The ceasefire gave the soldiers a brief breathing space.

2. Room to think or actB2informal

   Sufficient freedom or time to consider options or make decisions without pressure.

   marge de manœuvre

   • The new schedule gives us more breathing space to plan the event.
   • He needed some breathing space to decide on the job offer.
   • The extra funding provided the project with breathing space.