Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pause; a temporary stoppage.

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  • verb Present participle of pause.

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Examples

  • Boeing Co., still struggling with workmanship issues from a major Italian supplier, is again pausing factory deliveries of components for the new 787 Dreamliner while the latest problems are resolved.

    Boeing Pauses Delivery of 787 Jet Sections Peter Sanders 2010

  • "Ain't no next life," Matt answered, pausing from the steak to take his first sip of coffee.

    JUST MEAT 2010

  • In this spirit of cussed resistance lets have wander through the surreal garden of PC Britain pausing to scoff as we pass the macabre exhibits.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Newmania 2007

  • In this spirit of cussed resistance lets have wander through the surreal garden of PC Britain pausing to scoff as we pass the macabre exhibits.

    Don`t Get Me Started Newmania 2007

  • "I eat Coca-Cola everyday," she said in English, pausing to take a swig of the bubbleless brew, "but I eat no food."

    ZHAO ZIYANG AND THE STUDENTS philip j cunningham 2009

  • In this spirit of cussed resistance lets have wander through the surreal garden of PC Britain pausing to scoff as we pass the macabre exhibits.

    Archive 2007-04-29 Newmania 2007

  • "I eat Coca-Cola everyday," she said in English, pausing to take a swig of the bubbleless brew, "but I eat no food."

    Archive 2009-05-19 philip j cunningham 2009

  • Still there are circumstances by which a man is justified in pausing in the middle of his life to contemplate the years already passed.

    The Promised Land 1912

  • "Ain't no next life," Matt answered, pausing from the steak to take his first sip of coffee.

    Just Meat 1911

  • "Go on," directed the stranger in English, pausing to adjust his cravat, and made his leisurely way after the hurrying porter.

    I Spy Natalie Sumner Lincoln 1908

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