Break time is defined in Using the Internet Explorer Developer Tools Development Tool for Internet Explorer :
The offset value that is accepted when a response is received. Duration is the time between this start time and the end of the last request associated with the original HTTP request.
An older resource on the Chris Bowen blog defined it more succinctly :
Gap - time between completion of the response to the page load event.
So the gap is how much time elapsed between the last byte received and the load event. After the last byte is received, other browsers are likely to be requested by the browser. The upload event will not be fired until all images have been uploaded, etc.
If this resource is connected to the network, I (and others here, I'm sure) would be happy to help you identify the bottles in your performance and responsiveness.
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