intermission
noun
in·ter·mis·sion
ˌin-tər-ˈmi-shən 
1
: an interval between the parts of an entertainment (such as the acts of a play)
2
: the act of intermitting : the state of being intermitted
intermissionless
adjective
Examples of intermission in a Sentence
We'll return after a brief intermission.
an awkward intermission between speeches
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Scheifele took a pounding from the Blues in the first period, receiving heavy hits from Brayden Schenn, Justin Faulk and Radek Faksa, but continued to play a regular shift until the intermission.
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The goal seemed to ignite the Knights, who were the aggressors until the first intermission.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2025
One-goal lead holds after one period For the second consecutive game to begin the series, the Panthers enter the first intermission against the Lightning up a goal.
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Doing the math … that movie is three hours and 35 minutes, which means that A$AP Rocky spent, in total, ten hours and 45 minutes watching Adrien Brody — and that doesn’t even count the intermission.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The goal seemed to ignite the Knights, who were the aggressors until the first intermission.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2025
One-goal lead holds after one period For the second consecutive game to begin the series, the Panthers enter the first intermission against the Lightning up a goal.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Doing the math … that movie is three hours and 35 minutes, which means that A$AP Rocky spent, in total, ten hours and 45 minutes watching Adrien Brody — and that doesn’t even count the intermission.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Intermission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermission. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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intermission
noun
in·ter·mis·sion
ˌint-ər-ˈmish-ən
1
: pause entry 1 sense 1, interruption
work without intermission
2
: a pause or interval between the parts of an entertainment (as the acts of a play)
Medical Definition
intermission
noun
in·ter·mis·sion
ˌint-ər-ˈmish-ən
: the space of time between two paroxysms of a disease compare arrest, cure entry 1 sense 1, remission
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