- break, interruption, disruption, gap - an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"
--1 is a kind of delay, holdup
--1 has particulars:cut-in, insert; cut-in, insert; interjection, interposition, interpolation, interpellation; breaking off, abruption; heckling, barracking Derived forms: verb interrupt1, verb interrupt3 - interruption, break - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
--2 is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
--2 has particulars:dislocation, disruption; punctuation; suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement; eclipse, occultation - pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
--3 is a kind of time interval, interval
--3 has particulars:lapse; blackout; caesura; dead air; delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait; halftime; respite, rest, relief, rest period; time-out; letup, lull