Entry Word: pause

Function: noun

Meaning: a momentary halt in an activity <there was a brief pause for applause in her speech>

Synonyms break, breath, breather, interruption, lull, recess

Related Words time-out; interim, interlude, intermission, interval, respite, rest; cessation, discontinuance, ending, expiration, finishing, lapse, stopping, termination; abeyance, moratorium, surcease, suspension; discontinuity, gap, hiatus

Near Antonyms continuation, endurance, persistence, progress, progression; extension, prolongation