| down tools(expression, leave, finish, eliminate) |
| downtime(noun, break, pause, interval, interlude) |
| ease(verb, calm, rest, soften, unwind) |
| ebb(verb, calm, rest, soften, unwind) |
| eliminate(leave, finish) |
| finish(leave, eliminate) |
| gap(noun, break, pause, interval, interlude) |
| give over(expression, leave, finish, eliminate) |
| have a break(verb, expression, idiom, relax, lean) |
| have a rest(verb, expression, idiom, relax, lean) |
| head off(expression, leave, finish, eliminate) |
| hiatus(noun, break, pause, interval, interlude) |
| interim(noun, interval) |
| interlude(noun, break, pause, interval, meantime) |
| interregnum(noun, break, pause, interval, interlude) |
| interruption(noun, break, pause, interval, interlude) |
| interval(noun, break, pause, interlude, meantime) |
| lacuna(noun, break, pause, interval, interlude) |
| lax(verb, calm, rest, soften, unwind) |
| layoff(noun, break, pause, interval, interlude) |