entr'acte
noun
en·tr'acte ˈäⁿ(n)-ˌtrakt 
-ˌträkt;
äⁿ(n)-ˈtrakt,
-ˈträkt 1
: a dance, piece of music, or interlude performed between two acts of a play
2
: the interval between two acts of a play
Word History
Etymology
French, from entre- inter- + acte act
First Known Use
circa 1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1
entr'acte
noun
as in time lag
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- time lag
- interim
- hiccup
- window
- interruption
- interlude
- interval
- intermission
- pause
- rest
- lag
- interregnum
- discontinuity
- parenthesis
- comma
- lull
- hiatus
- interstice
- hiccough
- space
- suspension
- gap
- caesura
- interspace
- discontinuance
- respite
- adjournment
- lapse
- recess
- bumper
- subinterval
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- continuation
- run
- continuity
- progression
- stretch
- continuum
- procession