a short period of respite
1respite — ► NOUN ▪ a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant. ORIGIN Old French respit, from Latin respectus refuge, consideration …
2respite — res|pite [ˈrespıt, paıt US pıt] n [singular,U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: respit, from Medieval Latin respectus; RESPECT1] 1.) a short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better respite from… …
3respite — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little, momentary, short, temporary ▪ a brief respite from the ringing of the phone ▪ much needed, welcome …
4respite — [[t]re̱spaɪt, pɪt[/t]] 1) N SING: also no det, oft N from n A respite is a short period of rest from something unpleasant. [FORMAL] It was some weeks now since they had had any respite from shellfire. 2) N SING: also no det A respite is a short… …
5respite — noun (singular, uncountable) 1 a short time when something unpleasant stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better (+ from): a welcome respite from the constant pressure of work | without respite: The noise went on all night… …
6respite — res|pite [ respıt ] noun singular or uncount FORMAL a short period of rest from having to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation: The weekend break offered a welcome respite. respite from: The road work has given residents a much needed… …
7respite — UK [ˈrespɪt] / US / UK [ˈrespaɪt] noun [singular/uncountable] formal a short period of rest from having to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation respite from: The road works have given residents a much needed respite from the constant… …
8respite — [ rɛspʌɪt, spɪt] noun a short period of rest or relief from something unpleasant. verb 1》 postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.). 2》 archaic grant respite to. Origin ME: from OFr. respit, from L. respectus refuge, consideration …
9respite — [ˈrespaɪt] , [ˈrespɪt] noun [singular/U] a short period of time in which a difficult or unpleasant situation stops …
10short — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not measuring much from one end to the other VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
