hi·a·tus 
/haɪˈeɪtəs/ noun
plural hi·a·tus·es /haɪˈeɪtəs/ noun : a period of time when something (such as an activity or program) is stopped [count] ▪ The band is making an album again after a five-year hiatus. [noncount] ▪ (US) The television network put the show on hiatus [=it stopped broadcasting the show] for several months. = The show went on hiatus for several months.
