paused

VERB

wait, delay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hesitate interrupt shake waver

STRONG

cease deliberate desist discontinue drop halt reflect rest sideline suspend

WEAK

break it up call time catch one's breath come to standstill hold back put on hold stop briefly take a break take a breather take five take ten think twice

Antonyms

STRONG

carry on continue do go keep on restart rise

WEAK

persist

Example Sentences

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Last year, Rainbow Tomatoes Garden, a family-owned business that claims to offer the world’s largest online selection of tinned fish, paused shipping of its salt-cured anchovy fillets.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The board said it has accepted the application but paused the merger-review proceeding, including an environmental review, and will later establish an appropriate schedule for the remainder of the proceeding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It was a familiar sight: Caitlin Clark stepped to her left, paused and lofted a right-handed layup.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform earlier this week that he paused a planned strike on Iran at the request of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

“Would you still get credit for your”—he paused to remember the words— “bat mitzvah project if we did it together?”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman