1. (

• break ,
• interruption ,
• disruption ,
• gap

) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account" ;

2. (

• interruption ,
• break

) some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" ;

3. (

• pause ,
• intermission ,
• break ,
• interruption ,
• suspension

) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something ;