Meaning of interruption

Definition of interruption

(noun) an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
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"
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

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