Tra từ interval - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

inter·val AW [interval intervals] BrE [ˈɪntəvl] NAmE [ˈɪntərvl] noun
1. a period of time between two events
• The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years.
• He knocked on the door and after a brief interval it was opened.
2. (BrE) (also inter·mis·sion NAmE, BrE)a short period of time separating parts of a play, film/movie or concert
•There will be an interval of 20 minutes after the second act.
3. usually plural a short period during which sth different happens from what is happening the rest of the time
• She's delirious, but has lucid intervals.
• (BrE) The day should be mainly dry with sunny intervals.
4. (music)a difference in ↑pitch (= how high or low a note sounds) between two notes
•an interval of one octave
Idiom: ↑at intervals
See also: ↑intermission

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French entrevalle, based on Latin intervallum ‘space between ramparts, interval’, from inter- ‘between’ + vallum ‘rampart’.

Thesaurus:
interval noun
1. C (especially written)
•After a brief interval, the door opened.
lapse • • meantime • |especially written interlude • |especially business interim •
an interval/interlude between A and B
in the meantime/interim
a brief interval/lapse/interlude
2. C, usually pl.
•She ruled for ten years, except for a brief interval.
time • • period • • spell • • stint • • while • • span • • season • • term • • run • |especially BrE, informal patch •
a/an interval/time/period/spell/stint/span/season/term/run/patch of sth
for a/an interval/time/period/spell/stint/while/span/season/term/run/patch
during a/an interval/time/period/spell/stint/season/term/run/… patch

Example Bank:
•After a decent interval the actress made her new relationship public.
•At intervals a bell rings and workers stop for a drink.
•He returned home during the day at regular intervals.
•Meetings are held at monthly intervals.
•Polling day was a week away and Baldwin made two speeches in the interval.
•She ruled for ten years, except for a brief interval.
•The accounts were updated at irregular intervals.
•The intervals between his various illnesses grew shorter and shorter.
•They will be interviewed again after an appropriate time interval has elapsed.
•Trains run at fixed intervals.
•Try setting your automatic email checker to 30-minute intervals.
•You are advised to leave a wide interval before you have your next child.
•the amount of oxygen used by the muscles during a specified interval
•She's delirious most of the time, but has lucid intervals.