1. periods of time between events or activities
2. spaces between objects or points
3. differences in pitch between musical notes
Usage: music

Examples

• The medication should be taken at regular intervals throughout the day.
• There were brief intervals between each act of the play.
• Plant the seeds at two-inch intervals along the row.
• The fence posts were placed at equal intervals.
• She practiced playing musical intervals on the piano.
• Rain fell at irregular intervals during the afternoon.
• The lighthouse flashed at thirty-second intervals.