Definisi : at ~s of, a. (rel to time) setiap, selang: the trains run at ~s of ten minutes, kereta api berlepas setiap sepuluh minit; b. (rel to distance) dgn jarak... antaranya: trees are planted at ~s of four metres along the road, pokok-pokok itu ditanam dgn jarak empat meter antaranya di sepanjang jalan tersebut; at / brief, short / ~, sekejap-sekejap; at regular ~s, a. (rel to time) sering, selalu: they visit us at regular ~s, mereka sering mengunjungi kami; b. (rel to distance) pd jarak yg sama antaranya; at varying ~s, a. (rel to time) dgn jarak waktu yg berbeza-beza; b. (rel to distance) dgn jarak yg berbeza-beza antaranya. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : after a long ~, lama selepas itu: after a long ~, he finally replied my letter, lama selepas itu, barulah dia menjawab surat saya; at ~s, a. occasionally, sekali-sekali: the machine would stop making its whirring sound at ~s, sekali-sekali jentera itu berhenti mengeluarkan bunyi yg bergetar; b. happening regularly after particular periods of time, pd waktu-waktu tertentu: the bell rang at ~s, loceng berbunyi pd waktu-waktu tertentu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. ( intervening period) jarak waktu; (short spell) waktu selang: the ~ between the two events, jarak waktu antara dua peristiwa itu; during the three-week ~..., semasa jarak waktu selama tiga minggu itu...; the ~s between the races were short, jarak waktu antara perlumbaan itu singkat; the weather was cloudy, with brief ~s of sunlight, cuaca mendung dgn waktu selang cuaca cerah yg seketika; 2. intermission, /masa, waktu/ rehat: he went into the foyer during the ~, dia ke ruang legar semasa waktu rehat; 3. (mus) jeda; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)