Respite

[Sarah]

To give or grant a respite to. Specifically:(a) To delay or postpone; to put off.(b) To keep back from execution; to reprieve.Forty days longer we do respite you. Shak.

[Sarah]

Brief interval of rest: A brief period of rest and recovery between periods of exertion or after something disagreeable.

Delay: A temporary delay.

Law reprieve: A temporary stay of execution of a criminal.