Definitions
cease an action temporarily
Word origin
From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.”
“Tarry, pause a day or two.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Short stop”5 letters
02“Brief stop”5 letters
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