Old man utilises breathers (6)
I believe the answer is:
pauses
'breathers' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to time as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'old man utilises' is the wordplay.
'old man' becomes 'pa' (both can mean father).
'utilises' becomes 'uses' ('use' can be a synonym of 'utilize').
'pa'+'uses'='PAUSES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pauses that I've seen before include "Stops or rests briefly" , "Temporary halts" , "Takes a short break" , "Short stops" , "Temporary interruptions" .)