Antonyms for interval

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-ter-vuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn tər vəl

Definition of interval

Origin : early 14c., from Old French intervalle (14c.), earlier entreval (13c.), from Late Latin intervallum "space, interval, distance," originally "space between palisades or ramparts," from inter "between" (see inter-) + vallum "rampart" (see wall). Metaphoric sense of "gap in time" was present in Latin.

noun break, pause

Example sentences :

So K. waited for "the season," and ate his heart out for Sidney in the interval.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

After an interval she added: "Only mother is here—always with me."
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

I dared not press him with more questions; but after an interval he said plainly: "She is not there now."
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

What sums did I spend during this interval in expedition-money to Time!
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

The Assistant Commissioner, who could not see them, grew a little nervous in the interval.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

How long my nap lasted, or what took place in the interval, I cannot say.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

But then came the question, What name was he to bear in the interval?
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

There is but an interval of time between us and the success at which we aim.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

They were only talking, to fill up the interval until the music began.
Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

In the interval, and late in the evening, Maltravers rejoined Alice.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Synonyms for interval

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