intermission

Universal Words noun [C,U] 1 (especially AmE) a short period of time between the parts of a play, film/movie, etc: Wine was served during the intermission. * (AmE) After intermission, the second band played. HELPNOTE This meaning is only [U] in AmE. -< BREAK 2 a period of time during which sth stops before continuing again: This state of affairs lasted without intermission for a hundred years.