Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

hiatus

[hahy-ay-tuhs] / haɪˈeɪ təs /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Going on hiatus to serve in the military is often a threat for budding careers in South Korea's fast-moving entertainment industry.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

John Green’s nine-year hiatus from fiction has ended, and his adult debut, “Hollywood, Ending,” comes right on time to explore the dark side of fame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

City, though, will undergo a stern examination upon their return to action after the three-week international hiatus, facing a trip to unbeaten Liverpool on Sunday, 11 October.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

A year after releasing their 2016 album, “This Unruly Mess I’ve Made,” the duo announced an indefinite hiatus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

She had been admitted to the same hospital for treatment during her 1948 hiatus, and presumably this problem was also the reason behind her absence in 1947.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

These micro-retreats have proven so energizing that I now take a few each year—and science suggests such hiatuses, despite their brief duration, can renew enthusiasm and relieve mental exhaustion in potent ways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Both bands have been around since the early noughties and have had their fair share of break-ups, reunions, hiatuses and comebacks over the years.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024

Streaming series typically have fewer episodes than broadcast shows, hire fewer writers, dismiss most writers when shooting begins and schedule long hiatuses between seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2023

Bands that had been waiting to release new albums until they could realistically envision touring them are now tentatively re-emerging from extended hiatuses.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

Even the mechanical engineer comes at last to an end of his figures, and must stand up, a practical man, face to face with the discrepancies of nature and the hiatuses of theory.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson




Vocabulary lists containing hiatus


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com