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caught one's breathphrasepast tense of catch one's breath to come to a temporary halt in one's activityI need a second to catch my breath before we move on with this discussion. broke, paused hesitatedbroke in, interruptedceased, discontinued, ended, finished, stopped, terminatedknocked off, laid off, quit(also quitted)lapsed, let up held one's horses continued, persistedadvanced, progressedextended, prolonged, stretched |