Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb catch_one's_breath
1 sense of catch one's breath
Sense 1
rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather -- (take a short break from one's activities in order to relax)
=> pause, intermit, break -- (cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch")