And this work lasts, with a short intermission, two and a half hours.

I suppose that we should have a short intermission after that one.

This was one of the show's two catchphrases, the other being "there will now be a short intermission".

He and the Lady are reunited, and a short intermission plays.

The period from 1885 to 1906 was one of Tory dominance, with short intermissions.

The two-hour ballet is broken up with a short intermission.

Musicals are usually presented in two acts, with one short intermission and the first act frequently longer than the second.

The show lasts for a Wagnerian eight hours, including two short intermissions and a dinner break.

There was sometimes a short intermission after the late folk had rolled home and before the early people had gotten up.

Alas, there's almost nothing that can be done other than perhaps a lighthearted request for a short intermission.