A given period or span of time
“If a change occurs during the session, this should be indicated on the form at the interval during which it occurred.”
A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity
“I was watching a school play, and during a brief interval to allow the scene to be changed, a student appeared and proceeded to move the props around the stage.”
An intervening time (between two periods)
“During the short interval between his arrival at Ulswater and our meeting in the park, he had been occupied in making inquiries concerning us.”
An intervening space between two things
“The road bends off to the right, and winds through an interval in the hills into Glenlochan.”
A short period of intense activity of a specified kind
The length of the space between two points
Time reserved for amusement or diversion
The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present
A musical interval spanning between two notes, eight diatonic scale degrees apart
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