out of breath

Idioms  

1. Breathing with difficulty, panting, gasping. For example, After five flights of stairs I'm out of breath. This slightly hyperbolic term (since literally running out of breath means one is dead) dates from the late 1500s. Also see catch one's breath.

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Example Sentences

I don't feel myself, I can't do anything and it is not normal for me to be out of breath all of the time'.

From BBC

They were both exhausted and out of breath.

From Literature

They stumbled out onto Nicole’s road, bruised, cut, scraped, and out of breath, but they were alive, for which they were all very grateful.

From Literature

Jonathan surfaced before Moose was completely out of breath.

From Literature

There was so much I wanted to say, about this troubled boy who landed in my room, who brought me back to you, but I was running out of breath, of time, of life, so I kept it brief.

From Literature