paused
Took a breather
Paused is the past tense of pause—to stop temporarily before continuing.
A speaker pauses for effect.
A video pauses when you hit the button.
She paused at the door before entering.
He paused mid-sentence, searching for the right word.
The implication is always that activity will resume.
Came to rest
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- interruptedBroken mid-course
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
ceased · discontinued · held · arrested · checked · delayed · deferred · on hold
Temporary data accumulation
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- stoppedBrought to a halt
- playbackReproducing recorded media
video · stream · buffered · lagged · rewound · skipped · glitched · stuck
Showed unsteady resolve
- falteredLost momentum or confidence
- hesitatedPaused from uncertainty
- waitedStayed in expectation
- deliberatedThought carefully before deciding
considered · reflected · reconsidered · stopped short · held back · hung back · vacillated · dithered
halted
Came to rest
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- interruptedBroken mid-course
stalled · ceased · discontinued · held · arrested · checked · delayed · deferred · on hold · put off
buffering
Temporary data accumulation
playback · video · stream · buffered · lagged · rewound · skipped · glitched · stuck · unresponsive
wavered
Showed unsteady resolve
deliberated · considered · reflected · reconsidered · stopped short · held back · hung back · vacillated · dithered · stalled
intermission
Scheduled performance pause
respite · hiatus · breather · timeout · rest · lull · gap · downtime · breathing space · halftime
- delayeddelayed, postponed, deferred, suspended, on hold
- game statesloading, ended, active, finished, saving
- incompleteincomplete, unfinished, partial, fragmentary, half-done
- not yetpending, waiting, delay, later, unfinished
- stoppedstopped, halted, ceased, ended, finished
- taking timewaited, lingered, dawdled, delayed, hesitated
pausedcontinued
Went on without stopping
resumed · proceeded · carried on · kept going · went on
- pause buttonTemporary playback halt
- awkward pauseUncomfortable lull in conversation
- hit pauseStop playback temporarily
- dramatic pauseIntentional silence for emphasis
- pregnant pauseSignificant silence conveying unspoken meaning
- long pause
pause, pausing, pauses, unpaused, unpause, unpausing, unpauses