halftime, stanza, timeout, minutes, trey, layup, charity stripe, midway, timeouts, canto, locker room, seconds, chukkers, deuce, buzzer, half, knotting, scoring, houselights, overtimes, pointer, nightcap, turning point, interval, miscue, baskets, lead, pregame, paydirt, laugher, turnovers, fastbreak, jumper, showtime, touchdown, flivvers, scrimmage, yardline, dressing room, dunk, inning, preconcert, kilties, game, cadenza, tempo, rehearsal, scoreboard, encore, lamplighter, yarder, ballgame, matinee, bucket, preshow, norsemen, solos, ironheads, threes, intermezzo, sleigher, arc, shortie, bockey, offstage, shots, uprights, chukka, backstage, tipoff, kickoff, recitatives, allegretto, equalizer, ad lib, trannel, spurt, coaler, yard, liebestod, dutchmen, madrigal, finale, slaters, caroling, czardas, inbounds, tiebreaker, sand lizard, sizz, goalless, rhody, jennies, penmen, golden horde, accelerando, penalty kick, ovation, usherettes, wrister, upcourt, orchestra, intermissions, respite, stoppage, delay, lull, lapse, interruption, hesitation, pause, break, remission, halts, postponement, stint, mention, notice, outage, stay, abatement

blackout, caesura, hold, letup, relief, rest, rest period, time-out, time lag, wait

halftime, lapse

time interval

suspension