Vocabulary

hiatus

休止(きゅうし)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Rare

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun
A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.  A temporary absence, often brief in duration.
連鎖(れんさ)、連続(れんぞく)、またはプロセスの一時(いちじ)停止(ていし)またはギャップ。多(おお)くの場合(ばあい)短(みじか)い期間(きかん)の一時(いちじ)的(てき)な休止(きゅうし)。

Examples

  1. Frederick's brief hiatus from college enabled him to think about what he really wanted to do with his life.

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