holding pattern vs interval

holding pattern

noun
  • A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land. 

  • Any failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity. 

interval

noun
  • A distance in space. 

  • A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero. 

  • An intermission. 

  • half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play 

  • A period of time. 

  • The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad). 

  • Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play 

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