A pause or interruption in a poem, music, building, or other work of art.
Using two words to divide a metrical foot.
The caesura mark ‖ or ||.
A break of an era or other measure of history and time; where one era ends and another begins; turning point.
A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
A brief interval of rest or relief.
A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
To delay or postpone (an event).
To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.