respitenoun
uk/ˈres.paɪt/us/ˈres.paɪt/formal[ U ] a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant:
We worked for hours without respite.
[ S ] a useful delay before something unpleasant happens:
Their teacher was away, so they had a day's respite before their essays were due.
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Pauses & interludes
- abeyance
- adjourn
- break
- break-journey
- caesura
- coffee break
- comfort stop
- hiatus
- interlude
- intermission
- interval
- lapse
- lull
- one-stop
- pause
- postpone
- stop
- stoppage
- suspension
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