Pauses in travels abroad (9)
I believe the answer is:
intervals
'pauses' is the definition.
(interval can mean a pause or break)
'in travels abroad' is the wordplay.
'abroad' indicates anagramming the letters (abroad can mean moving around).
'travels' anagrammed gives 'tervals'.
'in'+'tervals'='INTERVALS'
(Other definitions for intervals that I've seen before include "Net's viral (anag.)" , "Times between acts" , "Rests" , "Periods of time between parts of a play" , "Intermissions" .)