pause
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(verb) cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" |
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Synonyms: break, intermit |
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Related Words: break up, breathe, catch one's breath, cut off, disrupt, interrupt, rest, take a breather, take five, take ten |
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(noun) temporary inactivity |
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Related Words: break, falter, faltering, freeze, halt, hesitation, inactivity, intermission, recess, respite, time out, waver |
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(noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
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Synonyms: break, intermission, interruption, suspension |
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Related Words: blackout, caesura, delay, halftime, hold, interval, lapse, letup, lull, postponement, relief, respite, rest, rest period, time interval, time lag, time-out, wait |
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(verb) interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" |
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Synonyms: hesitate |
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Related Words: delay, hem and haw, scruple |
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