hiatus

noun

hi·a·tus hī-ˈā-təs How to pronounce hiatus (audio)

: a break in or as if in a material object : gap

the weedy hiatus between the town and the railroad

Willa Cather

the hiatus between the theory and the practice of the party

J. G. Colton

biology : a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ

: an interruption in time or continuity : break

especially : a period when something (such as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted

after a 5-year hiatus from writing

a summer hiatus

: the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound

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Hiatus comes from hiare, a Latin verb meaning "to gape" or "to yawn," and first appeared in English in the middle of the 16th century. Originally, the word referred to a gap or opening in something, such as a cave opening in a cliff. In the 18th century, British novelist Laurence Sterne used the word humorously in his novel Tristram Shandy, writing of "the hiatus in Phutatorius's breeches." These days, hiatus is usually used in a temporal sense to refer to a pause or interruption (as in a song), or a period during which an activity is temporarily suspended (such as a hiatus from teaching).

Example Sentences

The band is making an album again after a five-year hiatus. steam was rising from an hiatus in the ground

Recent Examples on the Web Euphoria star Zendaya won her second award for the series after sitting out last year’s ceremony while the high school drama was on a long hiatus.

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022 The larger-than-life glam-emo-punkers, whose dense, high-drama albums made for the best rock of the 2000s and early ‘10s and whose influence can be heard in modern artists like WILLOW and Yungblud, reunite after a decade-long hiatus.

BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 With that group still on a long hiatus, the Watkinses have mostly focused on solo careers or backing other artists, like Browne, who has taken them out on tour as both opening act and members of his band.

Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2022 He's returned to Instagram after a years-long hiatus.

Maria Yagoda, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 At the same time, Marvel's current Fantastic Four comic (which has been written by Dan Slott since the team returned from a years-long hiatus in 2018) is coming to an end with issue #46 later this month.

Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Disneyland, Walt Disney World and the company’s four additional resorts in Europe and Asia, have been going gangbusters, in part strengthened by international travel that resumed after a long pandemic hiatus.

Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 After a long, pandemic hiatus, Social Security Administration offices are open for business.

John F. Wasik, Forbes, 4 July 2022 Lambert returned to work after a long hiatus in July 2019.

Nasha Smith, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 See More

hiatus

noun

as in gap

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) steam was rising from a hiatus in the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

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gap
hole
interval
opening
rift
break
void
discontinuity
fissure
crack
breach
crevice
rent
separation
gulf
split
slit
interstice
cleft
slot
fracture
cavity
abyss
notch
pore
chasm
rupture
aperture
severance
orifice
cranny
interspace
gape
chink
sundering

as in void

an incomplete or deficient area a hiatus in the law which prevented the district attorney from prosecuting the offenders

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gap
void
hole
space
lacuna
deficit
failing
deficiency
disability
shortfall
impairment
weakness
detriment
lack
shortcoming
defectiveness
insufficience
incompleteness
inadequacy
fault
insufficiency
need
inadequateness
imperfection
want

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

completeness
fullness

as in interruption

a break in continuity a three-year hiatus before the fifth book in the series appeared

Synonyms & Similar Words

interruption
interval
gap
pause
interlude
interregnum
interim
lull
intermission
hiccup
discontinuity
hiccough
lag
parenthesis
caesura
interstice
time lag
lapse
window
suspension
discontinuance
comma
adjournment
entr'acte
respite
space
rest
interspace
bumper
recess
subinterval

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continuation
continuity
run
progression
stretch
continuum
procession

单词	hiatus
释义	hiatus noun hi·a·tus hī-ˈā-təs 1 a : a break in or as if in a material object : gap the weedy hiatus between the town and the railroad Willa Cather the hiatus between the theory and the practice of the party J. G. Colton b biology : a gap or passage in an anatomical part or organ 2 a : an interruption in time or continuity : break especially : a period when something (such as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted after a 5-year hiatus from writing a summer hiatus b : the occurrence of two vowel sounds without pause or intervening consonantal sound Did you know? Hiatus comes from hiare, a Latin verb meaning "to gape" or "to yawn," and first appeared in English in the middle of the 16th century. Originally, the word referred to a gap or opening in something, such as a cave opening in a cliff. In the 18th century, British novelist Laurence Sterne used the word humorously in his novel Tristram Shandy, writing of "the hiatus in Phutatorius's breeches." These days, hiatus is usually used in a temporal sense to refer to a pause or interruption (as in a song), or a period during which an activity is temporarily suspended (such as a hiatus from teaching). Synonyms breach break discontinuity gap gulf hole interstice interval opening rent rift separation void See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The band is making an album again after a five-year hiatus. steam was rising from an hiatus in the ground Recent Examples on the Web Euphoria star Zendaya won her second award for the series after sitting out last year’s ceremony while the high school drama was on a long hiatus. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022 The larger-than-life glam-emo-punkers, whose dense, high-drama albums made for the best rock of the 2000s and early ‘10s and whose influence can be heard in modern artists like WILLOW and Yungblud, reunite after a decade-long hiatus. BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 With that group still on a long hiatus, the Watkinses have mostly focused on solo careers or backing other artists, like Browne, who has taken them out on tour as both opening act and members of his band. Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2022 He's returned to Instagram after a years-long hiatus. Maria Yagoda, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 At the same time, Marvel's current Fantastic Four comic (which has been written by Dan Slott since the team returned from a years-long hiatus in 2018) is coming to an end with issue #46 later this month. Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Disneyland, Walt Disney World and the company’s four additional resorts in Europe and Asia, have been going gangbusters, in part strengthened by international travel that resumed after a long pandemic hiatus. Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 After a long, pandemic hiatus, Social Security Administration offices are open for business. John F. Wasik, Forbes, 4 July 2022 Lambert returned to work after a long hiatus in July 2019. Nasha Smith, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin, from hiare to yawn — more at yawn First Known Use 1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing hiatus put on hiatus go on hiatus put on hiatus go on hiatus Medical Definition hiatus noun hi·a·tus hī-ˈāt-əs : a gap or passage through an anatomical part or organ especially : an opening through which another part or organ passes (such as the opening in the diaphragm through which the esophagus and vagus nerves pass) hiatus noun 1 as in gap an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) steam was rising from a hiatus in the ground Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance gap hole interval opening rift break void discontinuity fissure crack breach crevice rent separation gulf split slit interstice cleft slot fracture cavity abyss notch pore chasm rupture aperture severance orifice cranny interspace gape chink sundering 2 as in void an incomplete or deficient area a hiatus in the law which prevented the district attorney from prosecuting the offenders Synonyms & Similar Words gap void hole space lacuna deficit failing deficiency disability shortfall impairment weakness detriment lack shortcoming defectiveness insufficience incompleteness inadequacy fault insufficiency need inadequateness imperfection want Antonyms & Near Antonyms completeness fullness 3 as in interruption a break in continuity a three-year hiatus before the fifth book in the series appeared Synonyms & Similar Words interruption interval gap pause interlude interregnum interim lull intermission hiccup discontinuity hiccough lag parenthesis caesura interstice time lag lapse window suspension discontinuance comma adjournment entr'acte respite space rest interspace bumper recess subinterval Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuation continuity run progression stretch continuum procession See More
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