1. a pause or break between parts of a performance, event, or activity
2. a temporary stopping or interruption of something
Usage: formal

Examples

• The play has a fifteen-minute intermission between acts.
• During intermission, the audience stretched their legs in the lobby.
• The concert will resume after a brief intermission.
• We bought snacks during the movie’s intermission.
• The meeting continued after a short intermission for coffee.
• There was an intermission in the rain, so we went outside.
• The orchestra tuned their instruments during intermission.