pause

Definition

Examples

The speaker made a short pause before answering the question.

Synonyms

• breaka brief pause or interruption in work or duty
• interruptionan act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
• haltto bring or come to an abrupt standstill

Collocations

• Easy pause the video playback
  to pause the video playback, meaning to interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
• Medium pause for questions from the audience
  to pause for questions from the audience, meaning to interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
• Hard temporary pause in capital expenditure
  describing temporary pause in capital expenditure (a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis)
• Very Hard give pause for sober reflection
  to provide or present something regarding pause for sober reflection