midsentence
Halted while speaking
Midsentence means in the middle of a sentence, whether spoken or written.
Someone interrupted midsentence has been cut off before finishing a thought: She stopped midsentence when she noticed him standing there.
A midsentence pause suggests hesitation or reconsideration.
Also spelled mid-sentence.
Temporary cessation of activity
- stopCease all motion
- breakInterrupt continuity
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
disruption · heckle · outburst · silence · hesitation · stammer · stutter · correction
Suspenseful unresolved ending
- tensionStretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- trailingFollowing behind something
- unfinishedNot yet complete
revelation · twist · buildup · hook · foreshadowing · teaser · withholding · timing
Punctuation marking pauses
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- semicolonPunctuation joining related clauses
- ellipsisMark indicating omitted words
- parenthesesCurved enclosing punctuation marks
colon · clause · phrase · breath · caesura · subordinate · appositive · insertion
Rules for arranging words
- clauseProvision in agreement
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- subjectMatter under discussion
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
modifier · adverbial · conjunction · subordination · parsing · structure · construction · dependent
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
interjection · disruption · heckle · outburst · silence · hesitation · stammer · stutter · correction · redirect
cliffhanger
Suspenseful unresolved ending
- tensionStretched or strained state
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- trailingFollowing behind something
unfinished · revelation · twist · buildup · hook · foreshadowing · teaser · withholding · timing · delivery
comma
Punctuation marking pauses
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- semicolonPunctuation joining related clauses
- ellipsisMark indicating omitted words
parentheses · colon · clause · phrase · breath · caesura · subordinate · appositive · insertion · aside
syntax
Rules for arranging words
predicate · modifier · adverbial · conjunction · subordination · parsing · structure · construction · dependent · independent
middle, middling, sentence, sentences, sentenced, sentencing, send, sent