All interlude synonyms

noun interlude

• breathing space — A breathing space is a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.
• lull — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
• respite — a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
• idyll — a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
• recess — temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
• interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
• spell — a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• meanwhile — meantime.
• intermission — a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance, usually a period of approximately 10 or 15 minutes, allowing the performers and audience a rest.
• stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
• interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
• delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
• parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
• interim — an intervening time; interval; meantime: School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim.
• meantime — the intervening time: The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.
• hiatus — a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
• wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
• interregnum — an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor.
• pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• episode — An event or a group of events occurring as part of a larger sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation.
• intermezzo — a short dramatic, musical, or other entertainment of light character, introduced between the acts of a drama or opera.