| layoff(break, leave, rest, pause, relief) |
| meanwhile(break, pause, interval, interruption, lull) |
| mutiny |
| opening(break, pause, interval, intermission) |
| parenthesis(noun, break, time, rest, pause) |
| pausation(break, pause, intermission) |
| plateau |
| quiescence(noun, break, time, rest, interval) |
| quiescency(noun, break, time, rest, interval) |
| quiet spell |
| relaxation(break, relief, interval, laxity) |
| remission(cessation, laxity) |
| spell(noun, break, time, rest, pause) |
| stop(break, leave, rest, pause, relief) |
| suspense(noun, break, time, rest, interval) |
| temporary arrangement(expression, idiom, transientness) |
| ten(break, leave, rest, pause, relief) |
| time-out(break, leave, rest, pause, interval) |
| time off |
| truce(break, relief, interval, cessation) |