You're going to be short of breath for quite a while.

But never before have I been so short of breath.

With less air getting in, you can feel short of breath.

They had been working hard and he was short of breath.

When we got on board I was quite out of breath.

Good use of breath is another thing to think about.

Still she did not seem to be out of breath.

Do you not see that I am out of breath?

Michael's mother was out of breath by the time they reached Union.

For example, tell the person that he or she is not as short of breath.