interval

Definition:
1. A definite length of time marked off by two instants.
2. A set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints.
3. The distance between things.

Use 'interval' in a sentence:

• 1. Experiment 1 validated the effect of interstimulus interval.
• 2. In the interval, here's what happened.
• 3. Cars passed at irregular intervals.
• 4. Then, during an interval in the conversation, someone takes out their phone to check who knows what.
• 5. In the interval a blond boy dressed in white serenaded the company on the flute.
• 6. There will be an interval of 20 minutes after the second act.
• 7. The noise came at two-minute intervals.
• 8. It is nowhere on this interval.
• 9. England were two goals behind at the interval.
• 10. Cases in which many species become extinct within a geologically short interval of time are called mass extinctions.
• 11. The trees which gave the road its name stood at regular intervals along the kerb.
• 12. George struggled wildly, going under and resurfacing at regular intervals.
• 13. She resumed her career after an interval of six years.
• 14. Handling leap year is fairly straightforward—add an extra day, if using the Gregorian calendar, to the year-month or day interval calculations.
• 15. During the interval, Linton superintended a prize draw.
• 16. The process is repeated after a short interval of time.
• 17. For most earthquakes, Wadati discovered, the interval was quite short near the epicenter; the point on the surface where shaking is strongest.
• 18. She woke him for his medicines at intervals throughout the night.
• 19. The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.
• 20. At intervals there were red warning lights.
• 21. Its update interval could even be one day.
• 22. The interval is automatically set up for you.
• 23. The element specifies the build interval.
• 24. Define the build interval.
• 25. At every interval there is an entry.
• 26. The goal that decided the match came just before the interval.
• 27. During the interval, wine was served.
• 28. Start interval training.
• 29. I will call you back in the interval.
• 30. The ferry service has restarted after an interval of 12 years.
• 31. He visited his parents at irregular intervals.
• 32. Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals.
• 33. There will be a 15-minute interval after the first act.
• 34. Check the oil at regular intervals, and have the car serviced regularly.
• 35. Interval: How much time has passed?
• 36. Make a point of backing up your files at regular intervals.
• 37. There is a 15-minute interval between two boats.
• 38. Try to get into the habit of eating at least three small meals a day, at equally spaced intervals.
• 39. Trains leave at hourly intervals.
• 40. There was a long interval of silence.
• 41. Because P and S waves travel at different but fairly constant speeds, the interval between their arrivals increases in proportion to the distance from the earthquake focus, or initial rupture point.
• 42. An interval of a year elapsed before we were able to return.
• 43. But, after a decent interval, trade relations began to return to normal.
• 44. She ought to have waited for a decent interval before getting married again.
• 45. With such a long interval, it is difficult to determine the age of this fossil.
• 46. The next pitch on the trumpet is actually an interval of a fifth.
• 47. The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers.
• 48. Several red and white barriers marked the road at intervals of about a mile.
• 49. Because the midpoint of the Medieval Warm Period was about 850, an extension of Bond's cycles would place the midpoint of the next warm interval in the twenty-fourth century.
• 50. Fraser did not perform until after the interval.
• 51. The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years.
• 52. The day should be mainly dry with sunny intervals.
• 53. The cartridge must be replaced at regular intervals.
• 54. Recur at a specified time interval.
• 55. Usually, it is possible to conclude that the inclusions are older than their diamond hosts, but with little indication of the time interval involved.
• 56. Kites whooshed above the beach at intervals.