pause

Definition for pause

noun as in wait, delay

Strongest matches

breathing space, halt, hesitation, hiatus, hitch, interlude, intermission, interruption, interval, lapse, layoff, letup, lull, recess, respite, stoppage, suspension

Strong matches

abeyance, break, caesura, cessation, comma, cutoff, deadlock, discontinuance, downtime, freeze, gap, gridlock, hesitancy, hush, interim, interregnum, lacuna, rest, stand, standstill, stay, stillness, stopover

Weak matches

breakoff, breathing spell, coffee break, happy hour, pausation, postponement, rest period, time out

verb as in wait, delay

Strongest matches

hesitate, interrupt, shake, waver

Strong matches

cease, deliberate, desist, discontinue, drop, halt, reflect, rest, sideline, suspend

Weak matches

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

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs last week, with most stocks edging upward this week following a pause on Tuesday.

From Salon

Many years later, in graduate school, when I first read “Sonny’s Blues,” a short story originally published in 1957 by James Baldwin about family and addiction, I would think back to this painting, in this house, and how its beauty halted me in my tracks, how it dared me to pause and consider my place in the wide world.

From Los Angeles Times

He pressed pause and then sang the song’s first verse to me, emphasizing how Clark bends the word “blind.”

From Los Angeles Times

I pause by going quiet and walking in nature.

From Salon

Before the general election, Labour said it would "pause and review" the plans to defund such courses.

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