personal space

noun

1. the variable and subjective distance at which one person feels comfortable talking to another.

Example Sentences

Things like the word “essential,” or social distancing, or personal space.

From Vox

So a lot of teens have called and texted about family intruding on their personal space.

From Washington Post

This means that even B2B marketers are dealing with customers in their personal spaces.

From Digiday

The way neurons are packed in a brain would make canned sardines look like they have a highly evolved sense of personal space.

From Nautilus

The idea for ootBox was a few years in the making, but it wasn’t until shutdown orders were put in place this year that so many people found themselves needing personal spaces at home.

From Ozy