• stop the continuous progress of (an activity or process)

Synonyms: cut in (on), break in (on), barge in (on), intrude (on), interfere (with), intervene (in), chip in, suspend, adjourn, discontinue, break off, hold up, delay, lay aside, leave off, postpone, put off, put back, defer, shelve

• break the continuity of (a line or surface)

Synonyms: break up, break, punctuate, intersperse