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1. Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
   "The speaker paused";
   - hesitate
    
2. Cease an action temporarily
   "We pause for station identification";
   - intermit, break

1. A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
   - intermission, break, interruption, suspension
    
2. Temporary inactivity

Sounds like: paws, pores

Derived forms: paused, pauses, pausing

Type of: break up, cut off, delay, disrupt, inactivity, interrupt, interval, time interval

Encyclopedia: Pause, and Think Again