- intermission - the act of suspending activity temporarily
--1 is a kind of pause
Derived form: verb intermit1 - pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
--2 is a kind of time interval, interval
--2 has particulars:lapse; blackout; caesura; dead air; delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait; halftime; respite, rest, relief, rest period; time-out; letup, lull