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pause

n. temporary inactivity

break, suspension, interruption, pause, intermission

n. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

pause, hesitate

v. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

break, pause, leave off, intermit, take a break

v. cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

suddenly, on the spur of the moment

adv. "He decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"

overnight, suddenly

adv. "These solutions cannot be found overnight!"

short, dead, abruptly, suddenly

adv. quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly"

suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden

adv. very quickly and unexpectedly; "suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her side"

stop, stoppage

n. the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"

break, respite, recess, time-out

n. a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

lull, letup

n. a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"

cessation, surcease

n. a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

check

n. obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

hitch, tour, enlistment, term of enlistment, duty tour, tour of duty

n. a period of time spent in military service

blocking, block, interference

n. the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements

intrusion, encroachment, trespass, violation

n. entry to another's property without right or permission

waver, hesitate, swiver

v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

waver, fluctuate, vacillate

v. sway to and fro

waver, falter

v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

waver, falter

v. be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

wait, hold off, hold back

v. wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

temporize

v. draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"

suspend

v. render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"

lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

break, stop, break off, discontinue

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

curb, restrict, curtail, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

quick, quickly, promptly

adv. with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

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