Hiatus – A break or interruption in a sentence or activity; a gap where something is missing

They said hi and then ate with us (hiatus) to take a break. The only way to get to us was to go through a gap in the wall.

Examples of hiatus in a sentence

He took a hiatus from dancing in 1995.

The grassy hiatus between the road and the lake.

The band took a five year hiatus.