Main Entry:pausePart of Speech:nounDefinition:wait, delaySynonyms:abeyance, break, break-off, breathing space,breathing spell, caesura, cessation, coffee break,comma, cutoff, deadlock, discontinuance,downtime, freeze*, gap, gridlock, halt, happyhour, hesitancy, hesitation, hiatus, hitch*, hush,interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum,interruption, interval, lacuna, lapse, layoff,letup, lull, pausation, recess, respite, rest, restperiod, stand, standstill, stay, stillness,stopover, stoppage, suspension, time outAntonyms:continuation, persistence
* = informal/non-formal usage
