paused

VERB

wait, delay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hesitate interrupt shake waver

STRONG

cease deliberate desist discontinue drop halt reflect rest sideline suspend

WEAK

break it up call time catch one's breath come to standstill hold back put on hold stop briefly take a break take a breather take five take ten think twice

Antonyms

STRONG

carry on continue do go keep on restart rise

WEAK

persist

Example Sentences

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paused

Stellantis in 2023 announced the plant would be used to produce the next-generation Jeep Compass, but retooling efforts were paused in early 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Cahillane later paused work on the split after examining the business and conversations with Berkshire Hathaway, the company’s largest shareholder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

"We've paused all deployments, we're moving additional traffic off the affected infrastructure, and we're restarting affected servers to return them to service."

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

In August, the university paused plans to turn the first home of the University of Wales into a cultural hub in a £53m renovation including a four-star hotel and museum.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Callaway paused all the screens with the press of one button on his tablet and looked up, eyebrows raised expectantly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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