pause
I
noun
abeyance, armistice, break, breather, breathing spell, cessation, deferment, delay, demur, demurral, disconnection, gap, halt, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, intercapedo, interim, interlude, intermissio, intermission, interruption, interval, intervallum, intervening period, lag, letup, lull, moratorium, procrastination, recess, relaxation, remission, respite, rest, rest period, space, standstill, stay, stillness, stoppage, suspension, time out, truce, vacation
II
verb
be dubious, be irresolute, be uncertain, bide time, break, breathe, cast anchor, cease, come to a standstill, consider, dally, dawdle, delay, deliberate, demur, desist, discontinue, dwell, forbear, halt, hang back, hesitate, hold back, hold off, intermit, intermittere, interrupt, linger, loiter, mark time, morari, put off, reflect, repose, rest, slacken, stall, stand still, stay, stop and consider, straddle, suspend, take a breather, take time out, tarry, think over, think twice, vacillate, wait, waver, weigh
III
index
cease, cessation (interlude), defer (put off), delay, discontinuance (act of discontinuing), doubt (hesitate), extension (postponement), halt (noun), halt (verb), hesitate, hiatus, interruption, interval, lapse (break), leave (absence), lull, misdoubt, moratorium, pendency, procrastinate, qualm, recess (noun), recess (verb), remain (stay), remission, reprieve, respite (interval of rest), rest (cease from action), stay (rest), stop
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006