Pause
noun
A short stop or break in action or speech.
She took a pause before answering the difficult question.
Often appears as...
- pause for thought
- during a pause
verb
To stop an action or speech for a short time.
He paused for a moment before continuing his speech.
Often appears as...
- pause to think
- pause to rest
verb
To stop a digital media for a short time.
She paused the music to answer the phone.
Often appears as...
- pause the video
- pause the game
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A short stop or break in action or speech.
She took a pause before answering the difficult question.
Often appears as...
- pause for thought
- during a pause
verb
To stop an action or speech for a short time.
He paused for a moment before continuing his speech.
Often appears as...
- pause to think
- pause to rest
verb
To stop a digital media for a short time.
She paused the music to answer the phone.
Often appears as...
- pause the video
- pause the game
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizing Pause
Pausing can add emphasis, showing that something important or surprising is being considered or revealed.
After a significant pause, she revealed the winner's name.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Effect
Pauses can create suspense or dramatic effect in storytelling or speeches.
He paused dramatically before announcing the final decision.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflective Silence
A pause can indicate a moment of silence for reflection, often after something important has been said.
There was a respectful pause after the toast.
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizing Pause
Pausing can add emphasis, showing that something important or surprising is being considered or revealed.
After a significant pause, she revealed the winner's name.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Effect
Pauses can create suspense or dramatic effect in storytelling or speeches.
He paused dramatically before announcing the final decision.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflective Silence
A pause can indicate a moment of silence for reflection, often after something important has been said.
There was a respectful pause after the toast.
Pro Tip 1/3Emphasizing Pause
Pausing can add emphasis, showing that something important or surprising is being considered or revealed.
After a significant pause, she revealed the winner's name.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Effect
Pauses can create suspense or dramatic effect in storytelling or speeches.
He paused dramatically before announcing the final decision.
Pro Tip 3/3Reflective Silence
A pause can indicate a moment of silence for reflection, often after something important has been said.
There was a respectful pause after the toast.
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Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
whether the audience were too far into that story to be able to take the death of the young one but in the end we decided because there were hundreds of others and because actually it's our duty to tell the truth about the natural world we should do it you know it might be tough but it's a kind of a pause for
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What does it take to...
language though a language never gets more real than when we speak it if it's used in a television show or a film anybody can sit there write down what's said and analyze it to see if it's systematic or if it's just gibberish advanced Anik like you could pause the show step into a scene and actually
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Why is this painting so...
A well-dressed child princess refuses a glass of water from a handmaid, while a dwarf teases a dog. A second dwarf stands next to them, while the artist himself pauses at his canvas. Two more people whisper in the background, while a third appears to be exiting the room,
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At what moment are you...
Some animals are known to extend their lifespans or survive extreme conditions by slowing down their biological processes to the point where they are virtually paused. And research into cryonics hopes to achieve the same by freezing dying people and reviving them later
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The physics of the...
As she turns, friction between her pointe shoe and the floor, and somewhat between her body and the air, reduces her momentum. So how does she keep turning? Between each turn, the dancer pauses for a split second and faces the audience. Her supporting foot flattens,
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence, we still don't have any definite answers, but we have some interesting theories.
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The three different ways...
Sometimes, she's just one of three babies her mother is caring for. A female kangaroo can often simultaneously support one inside her uterus and another in her pouch. In unfavorable conditions, female kangaroos can pause their pregnancies.
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Brown Bear Attack PIPE...
incredible strength massive pause armed with five sharp claws not to mention intelligence and an acute sense of smell it all adds up to make brown bears amazing predators and that's why it's so important that we keep a safe distance
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How great leaders...
over every aspect of your life, boy, do we have a product for you. It pauses live TV, skips commercials, memorizes your viewing habits, etc., etc." People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it,
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Decompress In The Dunes...
becomes our companion encouraging us to pause and appreciate the beauty and wonder of life
Video examples
Filming the Kung Fu...
whether the audience were too far into that story to be able to take the death of the young one but in the end we decided because there were hundreds of others and because actually it's our duty to tell the truth about the natural world we should do it you know it might be tough but it's a kind of a pause for
Video examples
What does it take to...
language though a language never gets more real than when we speak it if it's used in a television show or a film anybody can sit there write down what's said and analyze it to see if it's systematic or if it's just gibberish advanced Anik like you could pause the show step into a scene and actually
Video examples
Why is this painting so...
A well-dressed child princess refuses a glass of water from a handmaid, while a dwarf teases a dog. A second dwarf stands next to them, while the artist himself pauses at his canvas. Two more people whisper in the background, while a third appears to be exiting the room,
Video examples
At what moment are you...
Some animals are known to extend their lifespans or survive extreme conditions by slowing down their biological processes to the point where they are virtually paused. And research into cryonics hopes to achieve the same by freezing dying people and reviving them later
Video examples
The physics of the...
As she turns, friction between her pointe shoe and the floor, and somewhat between her body and the air, reduces her momentum. So how does she keep turning? Between each turn, the dancer pauses for a split second and faces the audience. Her supporting foot flattens,
Video examples
Why do we dream? - Amy...
And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence, we still don't have any definite answers, but we have some interesting theories.
Video examples
The three different ways...
Sometimes, she's just one of three babies her mother is caring for. A female kangaroo can often simultaneously support one inside her uterus and another in her pouch. In unfavorable conditions, female kangaroos can pause their pregnancies.
Video examples
Brown Bear Attack PIPE...
incredible strength massive pause armed with five sharp claws not to mention intelligence and an acute sense of smell it all adds up to make brown bears amazing predators and that's why it's so important that we keep a safe distance
Video examples
How great leaders...
over every aspect of your life, boy, do we have a product for you. It pauses live TV, skips commercials, memorizes your viewing habits, etc., etc." People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it,
Video examples
Decompress In The Dunes...
becomes our companion encouraging us to pause and appreciate the beauty and wonder of life
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Karen Salmansohn
American Author
I admit that when challenging times first surface, it's not first instinct to do a happy dance. But when you take time to pause and add insight to injury, you will immediately start to feel empowered to make those majorly needed life shifts.
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Jeff Bauman
American Author
I took my hand off the pause button. I had my life on pause. You get stuck, especially when you're drinking and isolating. I started homing in on what I wanted to do as a person. Just try to grow up.
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Jonathan Sacks
British Clergyman
Religious ritual is a way of structuring time so that we, not employers, the market or the media, are in control. Life needs its pauses, its chapter breaks, if the soul is to have space to breathe.
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Justin Hartley
American Actor
I think any time you have a show that, after you watch it, it sort of sits with you for a while, and you take pause and you talk about it, yeah, it affects your life.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
In a world and a life that moves so fast, photography just makes the sound go out and it makes you stop and take a pause. Photography calms me.
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Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
However great may be the work for which we are responsible, we will always do well if we pause to spend time in sacred praise.
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Erica Durance
Canadian Actress
Often we want to go back to the familiar, go back to where we felt our life pause, but nothing is ever the same.
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Jean Smart
American Actress
To me, pause is sometimes the most important, most effective moment in a film or play or anything.
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Josh Hutcherson
American Actor
I know my life is full of awkward pauses, and I think it's hilarious.
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Bruce Feiler
American Writer
Take a walk with a turtle. And behold the world in pause.
Quote examples
Karen Salmansohn
American Author
I admit that when challenging times first surface, it's not first instinct to do a happy dance. But when you take time to pause and add insight to injury, you will immediately start to feel empowered to make those majorly needed life shifts.
Quote examples
Jeff Bauman
American Author
I took my hand off the pause button. I had my life on pause. You get stuck, especially when you're drinking and isolating. I started homing in on what I wanted to do as a person. Just try to grow up.
Quote examples
Jonathan Sacks
British Clergyman
Religious ritual is a way of structuring time so that we, not employers, the market or the media, are in control. Life needs its pauses, its chapter breaks, if the soul is to have space to breathe.
Quote examples
Justin Hartley
American Actor
I think any time you have a show that, after you watch it, it sort of sits with you for a while, and you take pause and you talk about it, yeah, it affects your life.
Quote examples
Drew Barrymore
American Actress
In a world and a life that moves so fast, photography just makes the sound go out and it makes you stop and take a pause. Photography calms me.
Quote examples
Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
However great may be the work for which we are responsible, we will always do well if we pause to spend time in sacred praise.
Quote examples
Erica Durance
Canadian Actress
Often we want to go back to the familiar, go back to where we felt our life pause, but nothing is ever the same.
Quote examples
Jean Smart
American Actress
To me, pause is sometimes the most important, most effective moment in a film or play or anything.
Quote examples
Josh Hutcherson
American Actor
I know my life is full of awkward pauses, and I think it's hilarious.
Quote examples
Bruce Feiler
American Writer
Take a walk with a turtle. And behold the world in pause.
Example 1 of 10
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