interrupts

3 definitions • 5 examples

to stop a person from speaking for a short period by something you say or do:

She tried to explain what had happened but he kept interrupting her.

I wish you'd stop interrupting.

to stop something from happening for a short period:

We had to interrupt our trip when we heard John's mother had had an accident.

to stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something, or to cause an activity or event to stop briefly:

[ I ] Please don’t interrupt until I’m finished.

[ T ] The picnic was interrupted by a rain shower.