Synonyms and antonyms of Pauses, intervals and halts in British Thesaurus

pause (noun)

a short time when someone stops doing something before starting again

interval (noun)

a period of time between two events

halt (noun)

a temporary or permanent stop in a process

delay (noun)

a situation in which something happens later or more slowly than you expected

interlude (noun)

a short period of time between two longer periods

break (noun)

a time at which one thing ends completely and a new thing begins

interruption (noun)

a time during which something interrupts a process or activity

recess (noun)

a short time between periods of work in an official organization, especially a court or parliament

intermission (noun)

a short break in the middle of a play, film, concert etc

cooling-off period (noun)

a period of time in which you are allowed to change your mind about a contract or agreement that you have signed

deferment (noun)

(a) deferral

deferral (noun)

the postponement of an event to a later time

breather (noun)

informal a short rest from work or activity. To take a breather means to have a rest.

catch (noun)

mainly literary a sudden pause in what someone is saying as a result of a strong emotion

discontinuity (noun)

formal a break in a process that is continuous except for this

gap (noun)

a period of time in which something does not happen

grace period (noun)

a period of time that someone allows you to have before you must pay money that you owe

halt (noun)

a temporary or permanent stop in movement

hiatus (noun)

formal a period of time when something does not happen

holding pattern (noun)

mainly journalism a situation in which you stop what you are doing while you decide what to do next

hold-up (noun)

a short delay

lag (noun)

a period of time or delay between one event and another

lapse (noun)

a period of time between two events

lapse (noun)

a temporary pause in an activity

let-up (noun)

a pause or reduction in something, especially something unpleasant

notice (noun)

the period between the time that you tell someone you are going to do something and the time you do it

plateau (noun)

a period of time when something stops increasing or improving

reprieve (noun)

a decision to stop or delay something bad that was going to happen

response time (noun)

the amount of time that it takes to react to something

slippage (noun)

a situation in which something is delayed or not achieved when it should be

suspension (noun)

the act of officially stopping something for a period of time

time lag (noun)

the amount of time between two related events

timespan (noun)

the period of time between two events or during which an event continues

wait (noun)

a period during which you stay in one place, or you delay doing something, because you expect or hope that something will happen