Intermission and Stretch

Intermission

Intermission noun - A break in continuity.

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Stretch and intermission are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stretch" instead a noun "Intermission".

Stretch noun - An indefinite but usually short period of time.

Usage example: there was a cardinal at our bird feeder for a short stretch last spring

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Intermission and stretch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intermission" instead a noun "Stretch".

special	special intermission	special stretch
long	long intermission	long stretch
brief	brief intermission	brief stretch
short	short intermission	short stretch
Other adjectives: complete, single, entire, real, main, final, extended.

In American baseball, an intermission takes place in the middle of the seventh inning, and is referred to as the "seventh inning stretch".

Source: Intermission
Brian: Well, looks like an intermission, a chance to stretch the old legs.

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Oh we've come to intermission so it's time to stretch your toes

Source: Intermission

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