a short period of quiet or calm

pause, calm

a short interval or stop (while doing or saying something)

wait, delay

a period of relief or rest (from work, suffering, anything unpleasant)

pause, suspension in activity

the condition of being free from activity, movement, disturbance; something that is left; the remainder

inactivity

the act of suspending or being suspended; the set of bars, shock absorbers, springs and swivels on which the chassis of a car rests in order to make movement softer

delay