Gap and Pause

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Gap noun - A break in continuity.

Usage example: there was a 15-minute gap between the two televised sporting events

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Pause is a synonym for gap in event topic. In some cases you can use "Pause" instead a noun "Gap", when it comes to topics like break, interval.

Nearby Words: gape, gapped, gaping, gapping

Pause noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

Usage example: there was a brief pause for applause in her speech

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Gap is a synonym for pause in stop topic. You can use "Gap" instead a noun "Pause", if it concerns topics such as wait.

Nearby Words: paused, pausing

clear	clear gap	clear pause
notable	notable gap	notable pause
long	long gap	long pause
brief	brief gap	brief pause
Other adjectives: short, conspicuous, small, serious, little, tiny, slight, noticeable, new, major, significant, odd, last, different, lengthy, longer, year-long.

Urban legend maintains that it was a garbled transmission that dropped the article "a," but there's no such gap in the recording; the only pause comes after the first half of the line, when Armstrong realized his mistake and (unsuccessfully) tried to think of a way to cover it.

Source: Beam Me Up Scotty / Real Life

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