Hiatus meaning

a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.

a break between two vowels coming together but not in the same syllable, as in the ear and cooperate

A short pause in which nothing happens

a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc

Similar words, 

  • pause
  • break
  • interval
  • interruption
  • suspension
  • intermission
  • interlude
  • gap