(~s)
1.
An ~ between two events or dates is the period of time between them.
The ferry service has restarted after an ~ of 12 years...
= gap
N-COUNT: oft N of n
2.
An ~ during a film, concert, show, or game is a short break between two of the parts. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use intermission )
During the ~, wine was served...
N-COUNT
3.
If something happens at ~s, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.
She woke him for his medicines at ~s throughout the night.
PHRASE: PHR with v
4.
If things are placed at particular ~s, there are spaces of a particular size between them.
Several red and white barriers marked the road at ~s of about a mile...
PHRASE: PHR with v