an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; it was presented without commercial breaks; there was a gap in his account

[ Syn: break , disruption , gap ]

some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; the telephone is an annoying interruption; there was a break in the action when a player was hurt

[ Syn: break ]

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

[ Syn: pause , intermission , break , suspension ]