interrupt
verb (used with object)
to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
interruptible
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a word derived from
interrupt.
Example Sentences
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Others deliberately rely on lower-cost, interruptible supply because disruptions are rare and they can tolerate occasional supply interruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
But it is true that the disease is interruptible.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2016
If they are seriously considering load shedding just to cope with variability, they will want to sign up as many customers as possible for interruptible rates.
From Forbes ● Jun. 28, 2011
Mr. Horvitz has given the avatar rules for the kinds of meetings that are more and less interruptible.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2010
Many great rivers, in fact, flow with an almost interruptible declivity.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 562, Saturday, August 18, 1832. by Various
