res ‧ pite /ˈrespɪt, -paɪt $ -pɪt/ BrE AmE noun [singular, uncountable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: respit , from Medieval Latin respectus ; ⇨ ↑ respect 1 ]
1 . a short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better
respite from
The trip was a welcome respite from the pressures of work.
a brief respite from persecution
without respite
The pain went on without respite.
2 . a short period of time before you have to do something that you do not like:
We have a few days’ respite before we have to pay them.