caught one's breath (verb) catch one's breath: take a short break
Sinonime: ad-lib,
brainstorm, coin,
concoct,
contrive, dash off,
devise, do off top of head, do offhand, dream up, extemporize, fake, fake it, improv, improvisate,
invent,
jam*, knock off, make do, slapdash,
spark, speak off the cuff, throw together, wing it
Antonime: design, devise,
plan, premeditate