Synonyms for
Intervals
Definition
Intervals refer to a space or time between two events or objects.
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Common collocations
- time intervals
- short intervals
- regular intervals
- long intervals
- fixed intervals
- at intervals
- between intervals
- within intervals
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Usage note
Intervals typically refer to periods of time or space between two points or events. It can sometimes imply a separation or pause, rather than a continuous state.
Example sentences
- The football game has four quarters with three intervals in between.
- I like to take intervals between studying to rest my brain.
- The singer took a long interval before performing her final song.
- The movie had an interval for the audience to grab snacks.
- The train schedule has intervals of twenty minutes between each train.
Quotes
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. - Robert Collier
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. - Lao Tzu
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust