intermission
Mid-show break
An intermission is a pause or break in the middle of something, especially a scheduled break during a performance: We got drinks during the intermission.
The word appears most often in theatrical contexts—plays, concerts, operas—where audiences need time to stretch or use the restroom.
Outside entertainment, intermission suggests any temporary cessation: a brief intermission in the rain.
Temporary cessation of activity
- restCessation of activity
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- breatherBrief period of rest
- timeoutBrief suspension of play
downtime · lull · gap · interlude · hiatus · suspension · interruption · relief
Fabric hung for privacy
- actDeed or performance
- playbillTheater performance listing
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
- stageRaised performance platform
lobby · concessions · restroom · stretch · mezzanine · balcony · usher · proscenium
Shared space for dressing
- coachOne who instructs
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- adjustmentsChanges to improve fit
- scoreboardGame progress display
halftime show · marching band · cheerleaders · commentary · players · strategy · rest · performance
Children's outdoor recreation space
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- childrenYoung human beings
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- lunchbreakScheduled eating interval
playtime · bell · break time · snack · socializing · outdoor · teachers · cafeteria
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
timeout · downtime · lull · gap · interlude · hiatus · suspension · interruption · relief · relaxation
curtain
Fabric hung for privacy
- actDeed or performance
- playbillTheater performance listing
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
stage · lobby · concessions · restroom · stretch · mezzanine · balcony · usher · proscenium · drama
locker room
Shared space for dressing
- coachOne who instructs
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
- adjustmentsChanges to improve fit
scoreboard · halftime show · marching band · cheerleaders · commentary · players · strategy · rest · performance · timeout
playground
Children's outdoor recreation space
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- childrenYoung human beings
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
lunchbreak · playtime · bell · break time · snack · socializing · outdoor · teachers · cafeteria · mid-morning
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums
- break timescoffee break, recess, afternoon break, morning break, halftime
- dramatic devicesdramatic irony, foreshadowing, soliloquy, aside, deus ex machina
- time intervalswaiting period, grace period, pause, delay, timeout
- stage interludesentr'acte, intermezzo, musical interlude, act break, incidental music
intermissioncontinuation
Act of proceeding further
continuity · continuance · uninterruptedness · perpetuity · permanence
intermissionperformance
Carrying out a task
act · main event · show · finale · the show