interruption
/ˌɪn.təˈrʌp.ʃən/
noun
- An act of stopping someone from speaking or doing something, or a temporary break in an activity.
- The power outage caused an interruption in the broadcast.
- She continued her story after a brief interruption.
- Sorry for the interruption, but your phone is ringing.
- A period of time when something is stopped or paused.
- There was a short interruption in the meeting for a fire drill.
- He worked through the night without interruption.
- The rain was a welcome interruption to the heatwave.
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