I'd love to stay longer, but I must be hitting the road.

We better hit the road before traffic gets even worse.

No, I will not pause to listen to your sermon about "overconfidence," or your superstitious lamentations about the lingering trauma of 2016.

While those blatant horrors of the past are gone, the ideology that fueled those actions stubbornly lingers.

During your workday, do you wander from task to task in a daze, just waiting to be released from this painful monotony?

I wonder how long he wandered the crowds of the Acropolis, looking for the face that matched the one in the passport.

The production came to a hiatus because of the workers’ strike.

The actor was coming back with a new movie after a 3 years-long hiatus.

Being fired was a stressful experience, but it is nice to have the stress of his corporate position lifted from his shoulders.

Graduating from engineering school allowed the stress of my grades to be lifted from my shoulders.

Don’t overlook the smaller things.

It’s easy to overlook, so I’ll forgive you.