Thesaurus: respite

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1. n. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
2. n. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
3. n. Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
4. n. The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
5. n. To give or grant a respite to.
6. n. To delay or postpone; to put off.
7. n. To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
8. n. To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
9. n. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
10. n. a pause from doing something (as work)
11. n. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
12. n. a pause for relaxation