commercial break

noun

1. a short interruption during radio or television programming for the broadcasting of a commercial or commercials.

commercial break

noun

1. an interruption in a radio or television programme for the broadcasting of advertisements

Example Sentences

I have seen NCAA tournament games in which a coach calls the use-it-or-lose-it in the last 10 seconds, leading to a full television commercial break.

From Washington Post

Sharp-eyed Marvel fans will spot the allusions to Hydra in the commercial breaks or notice the voice of Randall Park’s character from Ant-Man playing over the radio trying to communicate with Wanda.

From Time

The 90-minute debate, with no commercial breaks, is being moderated by Susan Page, the Washington bureau chief of USA Today, who will guide the candidates through nine segments of 10 minutes each.

From Washington Post

As part of that deal, Planet Oat will have its ingredients featured in recipes in several different shows, as well as have its traditional ads in the commercial breaks.

From Digiday

Streamers often run multiple video ads within a pod, akin to TV’s commercial breaks, and advertisers typically ask for their ads to be separate from certain types of other ads, such as a competitor’s spot.

From Digiday

Even Ebola needs longer than a commercial break to kill you.

From The Daily Beast

Wahl then stared resolutely at the camera for a full five seconds before the network cut to a commercial break.

From The Daily Beast

Next commercial break see if you can add one more rep. No commercial breaks during your binge-watching House of Cards session?

From The Daily Beast

Every time you get a commercial break, hit the ground and start busting out pushups or crunches, doing as many as you can.

From The Daily Beast

And then, as Olivia would say, “handled” them all by the second commercial break.

From The Daily Beast