breather

breather

noun

Definition of BREATHER

a momentary halt in an activity <took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic>

Synonyms break, breath, breather, interruption, lull, recess

Related Words time-out; interim, interlude, intermission, interval, respite, rest; cessation, discontinuance, downtime, ending, expiration, finishing, hitch, lapse, stoppage, stopping, termination; abeyance, moratorium, surcease, suspension; discontinuity, gap, hiatus

Near Antonyms continuation, endurance, persistence, progress, progression; extension, prolongation