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interlude

noun

ˈin-tər-ˌlüd How to pronounce interlude (audio)
Definition of interludenext
as in interval
a break in continuity there was a brief interlude in the performance while the stagehands shifted scenery

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Recent Examples of interlude The Bradley Gang Massacre is one of the interludes in King’s original novel. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 Dreamy interludes pad the space between tracks with humming synths and strings; sometimes songs dissolve into floating mood pieces, anchored by a drone or loop. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026 Furious riding was alternated with brief, puffing interludes of listening. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 Passengers are mostly active adult couples looking for a romantic interlude in the relaxed atmosphere of a yacht. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interlude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlude
  1. interval
  2. interruption
  3. hiatus
  4. pause
  5. gap
  6. intermission
Noun
  • Take a few minutes to loosen up and get the blood flowing before starting your first interval.
    — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Tickets cost £33 (about $44) and are sold in 10-minute intervals, for a 40-minute visit, but the first batch are sold out.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of interval
Noun
  • The state legislature does not plan to reconvene before the end of the year, making the timing of the resignation largely a matter of political transition rather than an interruption of legislative business.
    — Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The game continued without interruption, with Sacramento State beating Mississippi Valley State 52-0 before 18,523 fans, the largest crowd for a Hornet Stadium home opener and fifth-largest in the program’s 73-year history.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of interruption
Noun
  • During the panel, Moranis revealed what finally brought him back in front of the camera after his decades-long hiatus.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The bloodshed returns after another 11-year hiatus, but the spatter is messier, thicker, and darker, seeping into a new vision by Ready or Not directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of hiatus
Noun
  • But when evaluating this team, certain positions give you pause.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Virgo August 23 – September 22 Your body may be asking for a pause while your schedule keeps making demands.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of pause
Noun
  • The commencement of large payments before the works are completed has created the timing gap referred to above, squeezing liquidity in the immediate term.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • African banks are constrained by government borrowing and shallow domestic savings, while the continent faces an infrastructure financing gap estimated at up to $100 billion a year.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of gap
Noun
  • During intermission, the audience stays in their seats and the actors on stage, as the crew clean up the fake blood and discarded costumes and the performers remove the chalk from their faces.
    — Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • About 55 minutes into the performance, Richie, 77, announced an unexpected intermission.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of intermission

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