intermission
noun
[ ɪntəˈmɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a pause or break.
• "he was granted an intermission in his studies"
Similar:
interlude,
entr'acte,
break,
recess,
pause,
rest,
respite,
breathing space,
lull,
gap,
stop,
stoppage,
halt,
cessation,
suspension,
stopping,
pausing,
breaking off,
discontinuation,
interval,
let-up,
breather,
time out,
downtime,
smoko,
surcease,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin intermissio(n- ), from the verb intermittere (see intermit).
