1. (noun) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• break
• disruption
• gap

2. (noun) some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

• break

3. (noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• break
• intermission
• pause
• suspension

1. (noun) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• abruption
• breaking off
• barracking
• heckling
• cut-in
• insert
• cut-in
• insert
• interjection
• interpellation
• interpolation
• interposition

2. (noun) some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

• abatement
• hiatus
• reprieve
• respite
• suspension
• dislocation
• disruption
• eclipse
• occultation
• punctuation

3. (noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• blackout
• caesura
• dead air
• delay
• hold
• postponement
• time lag
• wait
• halftime
• lapse
• letup
• lull
• relief
• respite
• rest
• rest period
• time-out

1. (noun) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• delay
• holdup

2. (noun) some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

• happening
• natural event
• occurrence
• occurrent

3. (noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• interval
• time interval

1. (noun) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• break up
• break up
• cut off
• cut off
• disrupt
• disrupt
• interrupt
• interrupt
• disrupt
• disrupt
• interrupt
• interrupt

2. (noun) some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

• break

3. (noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• break
• intermit
• pause
• break
• break away
• freeze
• suspend
• hesitate
• pause