hiatus
hy-AY-tusnounMeaning a break or pause in an activity
Memory hook HI-ATUS: a GAP in the show. The stage sits empty under a sign that says BACK IN JUNE, and only the theater cat is performing, by napping: the show is on hiatus.
The band went on hiatus for a year while its members traveled.
In context After a two-year hiatus, during which the old theater was closed for repairs, the town’s summer plays finally returned.
Similar break, pause, gap, interruption
Opposite continuation
From Latin hiatus, “an opening, a gap,” from hiare (to gape).