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pause

noun
  1. temporary inactivity
    “There is a pause right now.”
  2. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
    “The pause was five minutes long.”
    break
verb
  1. to cease an action temporarily
    “We paused for halftime.”
    break
  2. to interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
    “The speaker paused before important phrases to add emphasis.”
    hesitate