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intermission

[in-ter-mish-uhn] / ˌɪn tərˈmɪʃ ən /


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Running time: About 90 minutes, with one intermission.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The next U.S. goal was indisputable with Bilka blasting a short one-timer by Desbiens seven minutes before the second intermission.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

From August through November, we move from my mom’s to mine to my siblings’, with only a brief intermission before my dad’s rolls around in April.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

"He managed to convince the marching band - a huge deal at American universities - to come and play in the intermission between singles and doubles matches," Ram told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

I picture her in a front-row seat, scribbling reviews that make or break the shows, vanishing at intermission while the actors' hearts break.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins