n.
- an intervening time or space.
- a pause or break.
▸Brit. a period of time separating parts of a theatrical or musical performance or a sports match.
- a space between two things; a gap.
- the difference in pitch between two sounds.
Phrase
- at intervals
with time or spaces between, not continuously.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. entrevalle, based on L. intervallum ‘space between ramparts, interval’.