The third runner across the finish line collapsed and it took while for him to catch his breath.
関連用語
呼吸が正常に戻る: get one's breath (back) 彼が離婚から立ち直るのには、しばらくかかった: It took him a while to rebound from his divorce. 事情を飲み込むまでにしばらくかかった: It took me some time to establish what the matter was. 勘を取り戻すのにしばらくかかる: It takes someone some time to get the feel〔人が〕 呼吸が平常に戻る: catch [get, recover] one's wind 事態が正常に戻る: things return to normal 息が正常に戻る: catch one's breath〔運動などの後で〕 しばらくかかる: take a while 私のけがが治るのにしばらく時間がかかる。: I need to have some time for my injury to heal. 家に戻る前にしばらくの間むせび泣く: sob for brief moments before returning home 正常に戻る: 1. be back to normal 2. be oneself again 3. get back under control 4. return to normal [normality, normalcy] 5. right itself ~するにはしばらくかかる: it takes someone awhile to〔人が〕 その名前を思い出すまでにしばらくかかる: take a moment for the name to click それが身に染みるまでにしばらくかかりました。: It takes someone a while to realize that. 現在出張中でしばらくの間留守にしているので: in the temporary absence of someone who is now on a business trip〔人は〕