History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
idyll

a short description, usually a poem, of simple country life, especially described as extremely pleasant

pause, break

interlude

an interval between two activities or two periods of time of different character; a piece of music played during such an interval between parts of a concert, play etc

pause, break

interval

a period of time between acts of a play, parts of a concert etc

break, pause

pause

a short interval or stop (while doing or saying something)

wait, delay

respite

a period of relief or rest (from work, suffering, anything unpleasant)

pause, suspension in activity

rest

the condition of being free from activity, movement, disturbance; something that is left; the remainder

inactivity

vacation

the period during which universities and law courts stop work; (especially US) = holiday

planned time spent not working

BREATHING SPACE as in Wiktionary
BREATHING SPACE as in Wikipedia