hiatus
noun
[ hʌɪˈeɪtəs ]
• a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.
• "there was a brief hiatus in the war with France"
Similar:
pause,
break,
interval,
interruption,
suspension,
intermission,
interlude,
gap,
lacuna,
lull,
rest,
respite,
breathing space,
time out,
recess,
breather,
let-up,
surcease,
Origin:
mid 16th century (originally denoting a physical gap): from Latin, literally ‘gaping’, from hiare ‘gape’.
