hit pause

hɪt pɔːz

hitting pause

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Conjugation

Definition of hit pause - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

media controlpause a video or audio

He hit pause to answer the phone.

halt

pause

timepause an activity or process temporarily

Let's hit pause on the meeting for a break.

pause

suspend

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Expressions with hit

hit me

affect me emotionally or mentally

The news of her passing hit me hard.

hit off

have a good relationship with someone

They hit off immediately at the party.

hit bottom

reach the lowest point physically

The diver hit bottom at 30 meters.

hit on

discover or think of something, especially an idea or solution

She hit on the perfect solution to the problem during the meeting..

be a hit

become very popular or successful with people

The new video game will be a hit with teenagers.

hit the kerb

strike the edge of the pavement with a vehicle

She accidentally hit the kerb while parking.

Expressions with pause

give pause

make someone stop and think before acting

The news should give pause to investors.

pause for thought

brief stop to think carefully

The unexpected question gave her a pause for thought.

pregnant pause

pause suggesting something important will follow

After his confession, there was a pregnant pause.

pause for breath

stop briefly while speaking or doing something to breathe

He talked so fast he barely paused for breath.

press pause

temporarily stop a process or activity

Let's press pause on the meeting for a moment.

coffee pause

short break to drink coffee

She took a coffee pause during work.

spoken pause

short break in speech for emphasis or hesitation

He used a spoken pause before answering.

Examples of hit pause in a sentence

I hit pause to take a quick break.
We need to hit pause on the project.
She decided to hit pause on her career.

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French:mettre en pause, ...
German:auf Pause drücken, pausieren, ...
Italian:mettere in pausa, fare una pausa, ...
Spanish:pausar, interrumpir, ...
Portuguese:pausar, fazer uma pausa, ...
Chinese:按下暂停键, 暂停, ...
Japanese:一時停止する, 中断する, ...
Arabic:أَوْقَفَ التَّشْغِيلَ مُؤَقَّتًا, أَوْقَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁהוֹת, לַעֲשׂוֹת הַפְסָקָה, ...
Russian:нажать паузу, сделать паузу, ...
Ukrainian:натиснути паузу, призупиняти, ...
Hindi:पॉज़ करना, अस्थायी रूप से रोकना, ...
Bengali:বিরতি দেওয়া, অবকাশ নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:prémer pausa, fer una pausa, ...
Czech:pozastavit, dát pauzu, ...
Danish:sætte på pause, holde pause, ...
Dutch:pauzeren, ...
Greek:πατάω παύση, παύω, ...
Hungarian:szüneteltetni, ...
Khmer:ផ្អាកវីដេអូ ឬសំឡេងជាបណ្តោះអាសន្ន, ផ្អាកជាបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន, ...
Korean:일시 정지 버튼을 누르다, 중단하다, ...
Persian:روی مکث زدن, متوقف کرد, ...
Polish:wcisnąć pauzę, wstrzymać, ...
Portuguese (BR):pausar, ...
Romanian:a apăsa pauză, a lua o pauză, ...
Swedish:pausa, ...
Thai:กดหยุด, หยุดพัก, ...
Turkish:duraklatmak, ...
Vietnamese:tạm dừng, ngừng lại, ...

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