🎭intermission

noun
/ˌɪntərˈmɪʃən/

Meaning

A pause or break, especially during a performance or event.

Example Sentences

The play had a twenty-minute intermission.

Synonyms

interval, break, pause, recess, halt

Antonyms

continuation, resumption

Collocations

short intermission, during intermission, intermission period, long intermission

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