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breathing space
noun
breathing space
also
breathing room
[
uncountable and countable
]
1
a short time when you have a rest from doing something before starting again
:
This deal should
give
the company some extra
breathing room
before its loans are due.
2
enough room to move or breathe easily and comfortably in
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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