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.

Examples of take a breath in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 After refusing to take a breath test three times, he was automatically arrested and held overnight in jail. Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024 On November 2, HBO CEO and TV-critic antagonist Casey Bloys confirmed that the third season will not air until 2025, so Belinda fans will have to take a breath and calm down — which, ironically, is something Belinda would be great at helping with. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 Mar. 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 31 Oct. 2024.

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