Brief break (4,3)
(Other definitions for respite that I've seen before include "Relaxation" , "Hiatus" , "interruption" , "Relief; breather" , "Break from doing something" .)
'brief break' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for time out that I've seen before include "Break" , "taken in sabbatical" , "magazine" , "Give up waiting" .)