hiatus

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /haɪˈeɪtəs/ UK /haɪˈeɪtəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or activity

The band returned after a five-year hiatus.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a pause or gap in a... gap break interruption pause lull interval interstice lapse

Opposites

continuation continuity

Etymology

From Latin hiatus ('an opening, gap, aperture'), from hiare ('to gape, yawn, stand open').

hiatus Latin hiare Latin

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Actions & Processes

External links

markdown