n.
- an intervening period of time.
▸a pause between the acts of a play.
- a thing occurring or done during an interval.
▸a piece of music played between other pieces or between the verses of a hymn.
- a temporary amusement or diversion:
a romantic interlude.
Etymology
ME: from med. L. interludium, from inter- ‘between’ + ludus ‘play’.