B1nounsciencearts
US/ˈɪn.tər.vəl/
UK/ˈɪn.tə.vəl/
a period of time between two events; also a short break in a play or concert
In context
Buses leave the station at regular intervals of fifteen minutes.
Take the medicine at intervals of six hours.
We bought ice cream during the interval at the theater.
Words that go with interval
noun + preposition
- at regular intervalsCheck the water level at regular intervals.
- interval betweenThe interval between the two tests was a week.
- at intervals ofTrees were planted at intervals of five meters.
adjective + noun
- short intervalAfter a short interval, the concert continued.
noun + noun
- time intervalMeasure the time interval between each sound.