hiatus

🇺🇸 /haɪˈeɪtəs/ 🇬🇧 /haɪˈeɪtəs/
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noun
R

A pause or break in something where there is no activity.

The weekly meetings came to a halt, marking a two-week hiatus before they started up again.

R

A gap or empty space in something, like a piece of writing.

Editors noticed a hiatus in the manuscript that required additional information to fill the gap.

translation

n. A pause or break in something where there is no activity.; A gap or empty space in something, like a piece of writing.

Word Forms

Plural hiatuses