hiatus:

a period when something (such as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted

hiatus:

a period when something (such as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted

(Noun)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Although Rama was in exile, he didn’t consider that period as a hiatus from his royal responsibility of protecting the sages.

Mahabharata:  Yudhisthira took the hiatus provided by the exile as an opportunity to increase his philosophical and spiritual knowledge by having deep, undistracted discussions with the forest sages.

Bhagavad-gita:  The Bhagavad-gita points to the need of a periodic hiatus when it states that we need to be regulated in our recreation (6.17).