interludenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɪn.tə.luːd/us/ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.luːd/a short period when a situation or activity is different from what comes before and after it:
Except for a brief Christian interlude at the beginning of the 11th century, Istanbul has been a Muslim city for almost 1,300 years.
The musical interludes don't really fit in with the rest of the play.
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Pauses & interludes
- abeyance
- adjourn
- break
- break-journey
- caesura
- coffee break
- comfort stop
- hiatus
- intermission
- interval
- lapse
- lull
- moratorium
- pause
- postpone
- respite
- stop
- stoppage
- suspension
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