interruption

noun

ˌin-tə-ˈrəp-shən How to pronounce interruption (audio)
Definition of interruptionnext
1
as in interval
a break in continuity an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm

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2
as in pause
a momentary halt in an activity a brief interruption in the discussion while we all got coffee

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Recent Examples of interruption Tear gas is regularly used by police in Tbilisi to break up anti-government demonstrations that have taken place without interruption for more than 600 days. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026 An annual career audit creates a deliberate interruption in the routine and asks whether your career is keeping pace. — Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Emergency monitoring should also remain available without interruption. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Some environmentalists see nuclear power as a key source for carbon-free electricity that's less at risk from supply-chain interruptions, such as Iran's recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interruption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interruption
  1. interval
  2. pause
  3. hiatus
  4. lull
  5. gap
  6. breath
  7. break
Noun
  • Ebadot dismissed Alex Carey (19) after lunch and Taskin bowled Webster (12) before Cummins (9) and Starc (1) both nicked off to Hasan before the tea interval.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Your workplace strategy should evolve as your business evolves, and leaders can live up to the value of intention by evaluating time-in-office based on business needs at an interval that makes sense for your business.
    — Kane Willmott, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of interval
Noun
  • If friends tug you into big plans, leave room for edits and ask for feedback tomorrow, since a pause protects your clever mood.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Moka is reserved for mornings at home and there’s always time for an espresso pause, and never for a caffeine rush.
    — Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of pause
Noun
  • The Houthi attacks could reignite Yemen's civil war after a four-year hiatus following a 2022 truce, and open a new front in the Middle East war.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The return of the enforcers The 49ers brought back receiver Deebo Samuel after his one-year hiatus with the Washington Commanders.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hiatus
Noun
  • Central Florida, though, went through a decade-long lull after 2004 before enduring several years in a row with hurricanes in the last decade.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Shipping threats rise despite war lull, analysts warn Oil prices fell Monday even as diplomatic efforts to end the US-Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz sputtered.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of lull
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  • The gaps are especially consequential in Nizi, one of the most affected health zones in Ituri province, which accounts for about 90% of Congo’s Ebola cases and 80% of its deaths.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Fernandes has never been finished, but there’s a size gap here and Turner is dangerous offensively.
    — Brett Appley, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of gap
Noun
  • Records from that time indicated state troopers found Farinacci sitting on a park bench, out of breath, the affidavit reads.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • As search teams go through the rubble looking for any signs of life, the community in Queens is holding its breath and holding out hope.
    — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of breath
Noun
  • Give Rice a break Maybe the Yankees can’t sit Rice on Sunday against Dylan Cease, perhaps the best righty starter in the league not named Schilttler.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The risk is trying to fix everything at once or overhelping until your own system breaks.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of break

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