[
UK
/ˈɪntəlˌuːd/
]
[ US /ˈɪntɝˌɫud/ ]
[ US /ˈɪntɝˌɫud/ ]
VERB
-
perform an interlude
The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation
NOUN
- a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
- an intervening period or episode
How To Use interlude In A Sentence
- A spokesman said: ‘Snow will continue through the day with a few dry interludes and it will slowly improve by the afternoon with snow turning more showery.’
- An interlude of steel drum, tympani, and bongo injected a decidedly powerful tribal element to the experience.
- And "My lorde useth and accustomyth yerly to gyf hym which is ordynede to be Master of the Revells yerly in my lordis hous in Cristmas for the overseyinge and orderinge of his lordschips Playes, Interludes, and Dresinge that is plaid befor his lordship in his hous in the XII dayes of Christenmas, and they to have in rewarde for that caus yerly, xxs. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries
- Dancers have only one and a half minutes in the interlude to change clothes.
- While I enjoyed the news-less interlude, too many strikes will weary public patience and risk handing viewers and listeners to the opposition.
- The work was divided between dance interludes and theatrical dialogue.
- And he concludes, after referring to the fortuitous duty-free shopping interlude I shared with Bashar en route back to London from Damascus, by remarking: By this time, Michael, whos a very engaging personality, is a friend of the family! A Question of Honour
- It was an interlude of comparatively good government: at least, a period when some infrastructure was built up.
- Drive a missile-equipped sports car through narrow streets, and enjoy tasty interludes with foreign agents of the opposite sex who try to snap your neck as you reach for the chilled champagne.
- It's fun to talk about because we worked so hard and then there was this interlude where life went on. The Sun