respite

英 ['respaɪt; -spɪt] 美['rɛspɪt]

• n. 缓解；暂缓；暂时的休息；缓期执行
• vt. 使缓解；使暂缓；使延期；缓期执行

1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

2. a pause from doing something (as work);

"we took a 10-minute break"

"he took time out to recuperate"

3. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

4. a pause for relaxation;

"people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

5. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment