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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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During the inflationary period of 2022, when several states paused their gas taxes, roughly 60-80% of savings were passed on to consumers, research by the Penn Wharton Budget Model External link shows.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The tariffs were paused after Trump and Xi's last face-to-face meeting in South Korea in October.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Indiana paused its 23-cent gas tax in early April.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Cal Fire paused new timber sales and, citing public safety, halted some that were underway — including one expected to generate millions of dollars for Myles Anderson’s logging company.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

“Well …” The witch paused, and I waited, certain she was about to tell me some great mystery, a secret that would make everything clear.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff