take a breath

idiom

: to pause and rest
(US) I've barely had time to (stop and/to) take a breath since they got here.
(British) I've barely had time to draw breath since they got here.

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Her desire to take a breath and zoom out also happens during Observations. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024 Expand The city of Chicago finally could take a breath Sunday when Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford floated a panicked pass straight into the hands of safety Jaquan Brisker. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024 Instead of letting other people get in your head and distract you or make your decisions for you, take a breath and keep going. Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024 The largest global collection of DNA and RNA sequences — which is the subject of much of these discussions — is (take a breath) the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration. Benji Jones, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take a breath 

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“Take a breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20breath. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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