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noun

interval

CEFR B1

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

In a sentence

Six example sentences with interval, each labelled with its topic.

  • Each interval on the rowing plan lasts ninety seconds, followed by a slow paddle before the next hard effort.

    Fitness

  • The conductor let a long interval pass between the final chord and the moment the audience began clapping.

    Music

  • She set the camera to fire at a five second interval, building a sequence of the tide creeping upward.

    Photography

  • The interval between quarters lasts two minutes, barely enough time for the trainer to retape an ankle.

    Basketball

  • The dosing interval is eight hours, so the nurse marks the chart at six, two, and ten.

    Medicine

  • Trams on the harbor line run at a four minute interval, so nobody bothers to check a timetable.

    Travel

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