interruption

noun

1. 1

   an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

   it was presented without commercial breaks

   there was a gap in his account

2. 2

   some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

   the telephone is an annoying interruption

   there was a break in the action when a player was hurt

3. 3

   a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something