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Definition of breathing room noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breathing room

noun
 
/ˈbriːðɪŋ ruːm/,
 
/ˈbriːðɪŋ rʊm/
 
/ˈbriːðɪŋ ruːm/,
 
/ˈbriːðɪŋ rʊm/
[uncountable] (especially North American English)
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  1. (also breathing space British and North American English)
     a short rest in the middle of a period of mental or physical effort
    • I have very little breathing room in my afternoon schedule.
  2. enough space to breathe comfortably
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