respite

a welcome respite from work

grand a respite to a condemned man

a brief respite from one's work

a welcome respite from hard work.

The director gave the cast a short respite before the next scene.

the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering.

the execution was only respited a few months.

some poor criminal … from the gibbet or the wheel, respited for a day.

The tablets brought temporary respite from the excruciating pain.

The judge granted the condemned man a respite to enable his attorneys to file an appeal.

the time of respite now being overpast, the king demanded surrender.