Respite
noun
1.
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
to toil without respite.
2.
temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death; reprieve.
verb (used with object), respited, respiting.
3.
to relieve temporarily, especially from anything distressing or trying; give an interval of relief from.
4.
to grant delay in the carrying out of (a punishment, obligation, etc.).
noun
1.
a pause from exertion; interval of rest
2.
a temporary delay
3.
a temporary stay of execution; reprieve
verb
4.
(transitive) to grant a respite to; reprieve
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