momentarily pause
Frequency: 8.520.2 per million words
to stop for a short period of time before continuing
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Examples (10)
- The speaker had to momentarily pause to gather his thoughts.
- She will momentarily pause her work to answer the phone.
- We decided to momentarily pause our journey for a quick rest.
- He would often momentarily pause before giving a crucial answer.
- The music seemed to momentarily pause before erupting into a grand finale.
- The runner momentarily paused at the water station to rehydrate.
- Let's momentarily pause the discussion and take a short break.
- The entire assembly momentarily paused in silent respect.
- Even a busy mind needs to momentarily pause and reflect.
- The traffic signal caused me to momentarily pause at the intersection.