dead air

Noun

idiomatic uncountable broadly

(idiomatic, broadcasting) An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.

Japanese Meaning

放送中に意図せず生じる無音状態や映像の途絶、つまり、ラジオやテレビ放送で何も送信されない瞬間 / 放送事故の一種で、放送局の誤操作や機器トラブルなどにより、コンテンツが一時的に消失する状態

What is this buttons?

When the host's microphone failed, the show was filled with awkward dead air for almost a minute.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

司会者のマイクが故障したとき、番組はほぼ1分間、気まずい放送の無音状態に陥った。

Details

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, broadcasting) An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) A quiet or awkward moment in a conversation where neither speaker is talking.

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