| Main Entry: |
pause |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
wait, delay |
Synonyms: |
abeyance,
break, break-off, breathing space, breathing spell, caesura,
cessation, coffee break, comma, cutoff, deadlock, discontinuance, downtime,
freeze*,
gap, gridlock,
halt, happy hour, hesitancy,
hesitation,
hiatus,
hitch*, hush,
interim,
interlude, intermission, interregnum,
interruption,
interval,
lacuna,
lapse, layoff, letup,
lull, pausation,
recess,
respite,
rest, rest period,
stand, standstill,
stay, stillness, stopover, stoppage, suspension, time out
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Antonyms: |
continuation, persistence
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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