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Lull (Noun)

A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise".

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

The intense action of the day came to a brief lull before the night shift started.
There was a momentary lull in the music, and in the silence, everyone felt awkward.
During the summer, there is a lull in enrollment as most students take a break from school.
After a month of protests, the streets were quiet in a brief lull before another round of demonstrations began.
A brief lull in the weather gave rescue workers an opportunity to retrieve survivors from the storm-battered town.

A period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm".

Nouns denoting natural processes.

The hurricane made landfall, but then there was a lull in the storm that allowed rescuers to reach stranded residents.
After a week of intense fighting, the soldiers experienced a welcome lull in the battle.
The heat wave persisted for weeks, but then a lull in the temperature brought relief to the city.
The storm raged on for hours, but then a sudden lull in the winds gave residents a chance to survey the damage.
A lull in the rainfall allowed the concert to go ahead as planned, much to the delight of the attendees.