intermit

Meaning

To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.

Synonyms

pause

suspend

interrupt

break

leave off

adjourn

stop

🛑

discontinue

break off

abort

discontinuance

drop out

fail

hang on

hold on

holes

intercept

interject

intermission

intermittence

interruption

intervene

lay over

off

punctuate

put in

quit

scrub

sever

snub

take

wait

wait for

wash out

barge in

give over

pull the plug

stop over

wait awhile

burst in on

hanging-up

middle break

abatement

alternate

break in

break short

cease

cut

cut off

cut short

Translations

unterbrechen

nachlassen

اِنْتَظَرَ

casser

faire

warten

attendre

διακόπτω

esperar

couper

أوقف

pause

tenir éloigné

trêve

انتظر

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪntəˈmɪt/

Etymology

From Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere.