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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paused

Before we wrapped up the call, Rodriguez paused for a moment when I asked her what Puerto Rico means to her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Production on ‘The Batman Part II’ has been temporarily paused while filmmaker Matt Reeves steps away for personal reasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Although Gov. Greg Abbott has paused grid connections and environmental permitting for data centers, analysts say decisions on grid connections and other permits could resume before the end of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Singapore paused construction of data centres in 2019, citing land and energy constraints.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

We finished descending the stairs and paused at the visitor parking lot and the car line.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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