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meanwhile(noun, adverb, time, interval)
17
interlude(noun, break, time, halt, delay)
17
meantime(noun, adverb, break, time, pause)
15
temporary(adjective, continue, substitute)
13
interval(noun, adverb, break, time, halt)
13
provisional(adjective, continue, substitute, temporary, tentative)
11
pause(noun, break, halt, delay, rest)
11
ad interim(expression, adjective, idiom, time, continue)
10
acting(adjective, continue, substitute, temporary)
8
delay(noun, break, halt, rest, pause)
8
hiatus(noun, break, continue, pause, space)
8
provisory
7
interregnum(noun, adverb, break, time, delay)
7
interruption(noun, adverb, break, pause, interval)
7
pro tem(adjective, continue, substitute, temporary)
6
gap(noun, break, halt, delay, continue)
6
halt(noun, break, delay, stay, rest)
6
impermanent(adjective, continue)
6
intermission(noun, break, time, halt, rest)
6
lag
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