Unpausing
noun
1.
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
2.
a cessation of activity because of doubt or uncertainty; a momentary hesitation.
3.
any comparatively brief stop, delay, wait, etc.:
I would like to make a pause in my talk and continue after lunch.
4.
a break or rest in speaking or reading to emphasize meaning, grammatical relation, metrical division, etc., or in writing or printing by the use of punctuation.
5.
Prosody. a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse.
6.
Music. a fermata.
verb (used without object), paused, pausing.
7.
to make a brief stop or delay; wait; hesitate:
He paused at the edge of the pool for a moment. I’ll pause in my lecture so we can all get some coffee.
8.
to dwell or linger (usually followed by on or upon):
to pause upon a particular point.
Idioms
9.
give pause, to cause to hesitate or be unsure, as from surprise or doubt:
These frightening statistics give us pause.
verb (intransitive)
1.
to cease an action temporarily; stop
2.
to hesitate; delay: she replied without pausing
noun
3.
a temporary stop or rest, esp in speech or action; short break
4.
(prosody) another word for caesura
5.
(music) Also called fermata. a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length Usual symbol fermata
6.
give pause to, to cause to hesitate
pause (pôz)
n.
A temporary stop or cessation.
see: give pause
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