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Definition pause in British English

pause noun

noun
/pɔːz/
1

a short time when someone stops doing something before starting again

Example

There was a pause before Joe said, 'I'm sorry, I can't help you.'

Example

His reply was delivered with scarcely a pause for breath.

Example

Kate waited for a pause in the conversation.

Synonyms and related words
pause interval halt
2

a button that stops a CD, DVD, game etc and starts it again at the same point

Synonyms and related words
console controls dial
3

a mark over a musical note that shows the note should last for longer than usual

Synonyms and related words
adagio allegro andante
4

to make a stop; to suspend something

Example

The measure doesn't hit the pause button on climate change rules, as backers claim.

Definition pause in British English