interruption

/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/
noun 3

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

brief, minor, short, temporary

There was a brief interruption when the fire alarm went off during the meeting.

major

constant, endless, repeated

She complained about the repeated interruptions from her coworkers during the important meeting.

VERB + INTERRUPTION

ignore

She ignored the interruption from her colleague and finished her presentation.

PREP

without ~

She worked on her report for two hours without interruption.

~ from

The meeting kept losing focus due to constant interruptions from people checking their phones.

~ to

The noise from the construction work next door was a constant interruption to my studying.

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