Synonyms of interruption

1. break, interruption, disruption, gap, delay, holdup: usage: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
2. interruption, break, happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event: usage: 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. pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension, time interval, interval: usage: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something