Hiatus Common

an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

"The company experienced a significant hiatus in its daily sales figures after the holiday season."

a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)

"The editor had to insert blank paper over the hiatus where the scribe accidentally skipped three entire pages of the medieval manuscript."

a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

"The surgeon carefully inspected the small hiatus in the diaphragm to ensure it was not compressing the stomach."

A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

"The movie franchise fell into a long hiatus that left fans wondering when the next installment would arrive."