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stop briefly

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Synonyms for stop briefly

verb wait, delay
  • hesitate
  • interrupt
  • shake
  • waver
  • cease
  • deliberate
  • desist
  • discontinue
  • drop
  • halt
  • reflect
  • rest
  • sideline
  • suspend
  • 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 for stop briefly

  • carry on
  • continue
  • do
  • go
  • keep on
  • restart
  • rise
  • persist
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to stop briefly

pause

verb. wait, delay
  • break it up
  • call time
  • catch one's breath
  • cease
  • come to standstill
  • deliberate
  • desist
  • discontinue
  • drop
  • halt
  • hesitate
  • hold back
  • interrupt
  • put on hold
  • reflect
  • rest
  • shake
  • sideline
  • stop briefly
  • suspend
  • take a break
  • take a breather
  • take five
  • take ten
  • think twice
  • waver

paused

verb. wait, delay

pausing

verb. wait, delay
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.