1. an intervening period of time: "enjoying a lunchtime interlude"
▪ a pause between the acts of a play.
▪ something performed during a theater intermission: "an orchestral interlude"
▪ a piece of music played between other pieces or between the verses of a hymn: "short instrumental interludes between songs"
▪ a temporary amusement or source of entertainment that contrasts with what goes before or after:"the romantic interlude withered rapidly once he was back in town"
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a light dramatic entertainment): from medieval Latin interludium, from inter- ‘between’ + ludus ‘play’.