breathing space
noun
: some time in which to recover, get organized, or get going
called also breathing room, breathing spell
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In the short term, the duty waiver may soften the blow of U.S. tariffs and provide exporters with breathing space, but as industry analysts noted, more consistent trade policies would be helpful.
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Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
This gives you breathing space if currencies move in adverse ways.
—Tom Zachystal, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The first international break has provided some welcome breathing space after a busy transfer window and three rounds of fixtures.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Still, the stake, which makes the US government Intel’s largest shareholder, may give it some breathing space to orchestrate its second big turnaround effort in recent years.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
This gives you breathing space if currencies move in adverse ways.
—Tom Zachystal, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The first international break has provided some welcome breathing space after a busy transfer window and three rounds of fixtures.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Still, the stake, which makes the US government Intel’s largest shareholder, may give it some breathing space to orchestrate its second big turnaround effort in recent years.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for breathing space
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“Breathing space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathing%20space. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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