Definition of INTERLUDE

• an interval between acts of a play, etc [n -S] / to write or perform a dramatic interlude [v INTERLUDED, INTERLUDING, INTERLUDES]
• An intervening period of time
• A pause between the acts of a play
• Something performed during a theater intermission
• A piece of music played between other pieces or between the verses of a hymn
• A temporary amusement or source of entertainment that contrasts with what goes before or after