system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: why do I need to take breaks between drinks of water, longer than it takes to take a breath?
gpt
Gag reflex, the epiglottis (muscle that controls whether we breathe or swallow) takes a while to switch from covering your wind pipe to your stomach pipe within the oesophagus.

I could be reading your question wrong though...