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DictionaryintervalTime between events
noun

interval

IN-ter-vul/ˈɪntərvl/

The measurable separation between two points.

A measuring ribbon spans the interval between the two bells.

Two small bells on a shelf with a clear empty gap between them, a measuring ribbon with only two tiny endpoint marks bridges the interval, no numerals or prose.
Etymology
interLatinbetween
+valLatinrampart, palisade

An interval originally named the space between palisades or ramparts. This physical gap became a general distance or separation, including a gap in time between events.

In context

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I don't think any of us said very much about time traveling in the interval between that Thursday and the next.
The Time Machine – Part 1 | Full Audiobook with Subtitles (Read-Along)

More examples

  • The buses arrive at ten-minute intervals.
  • The shaded interval runs from zero to five.
  • The interval between these two notes is an octave.

Forms

interval · intervals

Similar words

gap
Emphasizes empty space or missing continuity between two things.
span
Emphasizes the full extent of a distance or duration.
range
Emphasizes the values included between lower and upper limits.