Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with interruption in American Collocation
interruption
noun
countable/uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən/
frequent/not frequent
constant
frequent
occasional
They had difficulty working in that office because of frequent interruptions.
short or unimportant
brief
minimal
minor
short
slight
temporary
62 Roper Road was to be my home, with a few short interruptions, for nine years.
planned/not planned
planned
unplanned
unscheduled
IT services are subject to unplanned interruption from time to time.
sudden or rude
rude
sudden
unexpected
There is a sudden rude interruption as the narrator dashes on stage and yells to the speaker.
cause interruption
cause
There is considerable engineering work that may cause interruption in your area.
avoid or reduce interruptions
avoid
minimize
prevent
reduce
Steps should be taken to avoid unnecessary interruptions to consultations.
experience interruption
experience
suffer
tolerate
Users will not experience any interruption in service.
ignore interruptions
ignore
Ignoring the interruption, he continued.