LekhoriLekhoriTo take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
To stop (an activity) for a while.
The general public could therefore have been forgiven for thinking that work on the new station had stopped. But pausing work on an active construction site of this size is not straightforward.
To interrupt an activity and wait.
When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.
Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.
From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.
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A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.