time apart

Relationship breather period

Time apart is a period when people who are usually together—romantic partners, family members, close friends—spend time separately.

The phrase often signals intentional distance, whether healthy We both need some time apart or ominous She said she wanted time apart.

In relationships, it can be a gentle way of suggesting a break without saying so directly.

Related

longing · space · break · hiatus · missing · lonely · waiting · letters · phone calls · memories · yearning · solitude · silence · estrangement · ache · sleepless nights · counting days · holding on

Categories
Opposites
togetherness

time aparttogetherness

State of close connection

quality time · closeness · proximity · cohabitation · living together

relationship continuity

time apartreconciliation

Restoration of friendly relations

reunion · getting back together · reconnection · coming together · making up

relational connection and intimacy

time apartintimacy

Emotional closeness between people

closeness · connection · union · reconciliation · coming together

Family

time, apart, times, timed, timing, timely, timer, timers, untimely

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G