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, pours

Derived forms: paused, pausing, pauses

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

Encyclopedia: Pause

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