途切(とぎ)れ

とぎれ
noun
break; interruption; pause
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1. break; interruption; pause; gap
A point where something that was continuous stops or is interrupted temporarily. Used for conversations, sounds, connections, lines of people, and other things that flow or continue.
会話(かいわ)に途切(とぎ)れがあった。
There was a pause in the conversation.
客(きゃく)の途切(とぎ)れた時間(じかん)に休憩(きゅうけい)を取(と)った。
I took a break during a lull in customers.
信号(しんごう)の途切(とぎ)れが発生(はっせい)して、通信(つうしん)が一時的(いちじてき)に止(と)まった。
A signal interruption occurred and communication temporarily stopped.

Noun form of the verb 途切(とぎ)れる (to be interrupted, to break off). Describes a gap or pause in something that is normally continuous.

Common collocations

  • 途切(とぎ)れなく: without interruption, continuously
  • 途切(とぎ)れ途切(とぎ)れ: intermittently, in fits and starts
  • 会話(かいわ)の途切(とぎ)れ: a pause in conversation
  • 客(きゃく)の途切(とぎ)れ: a lull in customers

Similar words

  • 中断(ちゅうだん): interruption — deliberate stopping of an activity, more formal
  • 間(ま): pause, interval — a natural space or gap, especially in speech or music
  • 途絶(とぜつ): complete cessation — stronger than 途切(とぎ)れ, implies total stoppage

Related Words

Compare: 中断(ちゅうだん) (interruption)
Compare: 切(き)れ目(め) (break)
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