Emotions & feelings
space to breathe
time or room to relax
Enough time or personal freedom to relax without feeling pressured.
Hear it in real life
Why are you taking a few days off?
I just need some space to breathe.
Once the exams were over, I finally had some space to breathe.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I need some space for breathing after work.
Say: I need some space to breathe after work.
With this phrase, learners may use “for breathing” instead of the usual infinitive “to breathe.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have some space to breathe; give someone space to breathe
Your turn: say it out loud
Once the exams were over, I finally had some space to breathe.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
space to breathe
time or room to relax
“Once the exams were over, I finally had some space to breathe.”
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