Catch-breath

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A pause to take a breath.

    "[…] it is possible to obtain the desired effect by allowing sections or individuals within a section to take an unobtrusive catch-breath at different times."

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"[…] it is possible to obtain the desired effect by allowing sections or individuals within a section to take an unobtrusive catch-breath at different times."

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