respite
/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/
Meaning
A brief interval of rest or relief.
A brief interval of rest or relief.
A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
To delay or postpone (an event).
To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
To delay or postpone (an event).
To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
Examples
I crave but four day's respite.
Some pause and respite only I require.
It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
Mr. Cameron had a respite Thursday from the negative chatter swirling around him when he appeared outside 10 Downing Street to denounce the murder a day before of a British soldier on a London street.
The American escort carriers reach the first in a series of rain squalls, and Japanese fire drops off significantly, as their optical systems are unable to see through the rain. At this point in time, almost any other major navy would simply have used their radar to keep spotting and firing, as Duke of York had done to Scharnhorst almost a year ago and as the battleships of the Seventh Fleet had done to the Yamashiro mere hours earlier. But, since only one ship in the Center Force has gunnery radar, the American ships gain some respite.
Word Forms
respites
respiting
respited
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect.