a short description, usually a poem, of simple country life, especially described as extremely pleasant

pause, break

an interval between two activities or two periods of time of different character; a piece of music played during such an interval between parts of a concert, play etc

pause, break

a period of time between acts of a play, parts of a concert etc

break, pause

to stop (making an effort); relax

break, recess

(during the) interval between two events

in the intervening time

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