The meaning of PAUSE is a temporary stop. How to use pause in a sentence.

PAUSE definition: 1. a short period in which something such as a sound or an activity is stopped before starting…. Learn more.

Pause definition: a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action.. See examples of PAUSE used in a sentence.

A pause is a short period when you stop doing something before continuing. After a pause Alex said sharply: 'I'm sorry if I've upset you.'

1. a temporary stop or rest, esp. in speech or action. 2. a break in speaking or reading to emphasize or clarify meaning, indicated in writing with punctuation. 3. a break or suspension, …

Synonyms for PAUSE: hesitate, break, stop, interrupt, catch one's breath, hold one's horses, finish, cease; Antonyms of PAUSE: continue, persist, advance, extend, stretch, progress, prolong, …

A pause is a short period when something stops before it continues again. Discover everything about the word "PAUSE" in English: meanings, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, …

There was a short pause before he spoke. (Definition of pause from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

4 days ago · The Trump administration announced it is pausing all asylum decisions, not just for applicants hailing from Afghanistan, in the wake of the National Guardsmen shooting.

These nouns denote a temporary stop, as in activity: a short pause in the conversation; a concert with a 15-minute intermission; the legislature's summer recess; toiling without respite; a …