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

"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

A 2022 truce that had paused fighting in Yemen's long-running conflict fell apart in July and Saudi Arabia has since traded blows with the Houthis, who have struck Saudi airports, energy infrastructure and military sites.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Abdy then paused to acknowledge how heartening it was to see so many women elected in the midterms on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Between hops thirty-one and forty-six, Duane paused to consider.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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