pause for thought

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Definition of pause for thought - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

thinkingbrief stop to think carefully

The unexpected question gave her a pause for thought.
His comment caused a pause for thought among the team.
The news gave everyone a pause for thought.

break

hesitation

interruption

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Expressions with pause

give pause

make someone stop and think before acting

The news should give pause to investors.

hit pause

pause a video or audio

He hit pause to answer the phone.

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.

Expressions with thought

second thought

reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision

After a second thought, he decided not to go.

thought police

group enforcing strict control over people's ideas and beliefs

The thought police punished anyone with independent ideas.

give it another thought

reconsider a decision or opinion

Before deciding, give it another thought.

on second thought

exp.

after reconsidering

On second thought, I will attend the meeting.

train of thought

flow of connected ideas in the mind

I lost my train of thought during the presentation.

hold that thought

pause a conversation for an interruption

Hold that thought, I need to answer the door.

it's the thought that counts

exp.

express kindness behind an act matters more than the act itself

It's the thought that counts when you give a gift.

park that thought

delay talking or thinking about something until later

Let's park that thought and come back to it later.

who'd have thought

exp.

expresses surprise about an unexpected event

Who'd have thought we'd win the game!

without a second thought

adv.

immediately without hesitation or consideration

She accepted the job offer without a second thought.

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French:temps de réflexion, ...
German:Denkpause, ...
Italian:pausa di riflessione, ...
Spanish:pausa para reflexionar, ...
Portuguese:pausa para reflexão, ...
Chinese:思考的间隙, ...
Japanese:考えるための一時停止, ...
Arabic:وَقْفَة لِلتَّفْكير, ...
Hebrew:הַפְסָקָה לְמַחֲשָׁבָה, ...
Russian:пауза для размышлений, ...
Ukrainian:пауза для роздумів, ...
Hindi:विचार-विराम, ...
Bengali:চিন্তার বিরতি, ...
Catalan:pausa de reflexió, ...
Czech:chvíle k zamyšlení, ...
Danish:tænkepause, ...
Dutch:pauze om na te denken, ...
Greek:στιγμή για προβληματισμό, ...
Hungarian:elgondolkodás, ...
Khmer:ការផ្អាកគិតពិចារណា, ...
Korean:생각할 시간을 주다, ...
Persian:مکث, ...
Polish:przerwa na zastanowienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):pausa para reflexão, ...
Romanian:pauză de gândire, ...
Swedish:paus för eftertanke, ...
Thai:ช่วงให้ฉุกคิด, ...
Turkish:düşünme molası, ...
Vietnamese:khoảng dừng để suy nghĩ, ...

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