unpaused

No longer frozen

Unpaused describes something that has resumed after being temporarily stopped, particularly in digital contexts like video players, games, or audio recordings.

When you unpause a movie, it continues from where you left off.

The word functions as both a verb's past tense I unpaused the game after grabbing a snack and an adjective describing the resumed state.

It's the natural opposite of paused, formed by adding the prefix un-.

temporal

real-time

Occurring without processing delay

uninterrupted · seamless · nonstop · sustained · persistent · constant · steady · unbroken · ongoing · immediate

playback

resumed

Started again after stopping

video · audio · media · recording · timeline · scrubbing · timestamp · player · clip · footage

continuation

resumed

Started again after stopping

underway · active · running · live · moving · advancing · progressing · flowing · carrying-on · recommenced

Opposites
temporal continuity state

unpausedpaused

Stopped temporarily

frozen · halted · stopped · suspended · on hold

Family

unpause, unpausing, unpauses

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G