Work & careers
come up for air
take a break from intense activity
If you come up for air, you take a short break after being extremely busy or focused.
Hear it in real life
Do you want to grab lunch?
Definitely. I need to come up for air.
I've been answering emails all morning and barely had time to come up for air.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I haven't had time to come up to air.
Say: I haven't had time to come up for air.
The fixed phrase is “come up for air,” with “for,” not “to.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have time to come up for air; came up for air
Your turn: say it out loud
I've been answering emails all morning and barely had time to come up for air.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
come up for air
take a break from intense activity
“I've been answering emails all morning and barely had time to come up for air.”
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