take a breather

People need time to rest and to take a breather.

Soon after “One Day” premiered, he took a breather from Instagram: “My followers were going up and up, and I was like, ‘Oh, cool.’

Schemes run as part of her role have seen money made available for items to brighten up the workplace as well as time set aside to encourage staff to take a breather.

"And I just get to relax and take a breather for a little bit."

The Commons isn’t sitting, plenty of children have the week off school, and others are free to take a breather too.