Đồng nghĩa của pauses

Alternative for pauses

pauses, paused, pausing

Đồng nghĩa: cease, recess, rest, stop, wait,

Trái nghĩa: proceed,

Động từ

To pause in indecision before doing something
hesitates wavers vacillates dithers falters delays stalls fluctuates teeters havers staggers swithers wobbles oscillates halts scruples dawdles equivocates temporises temporizes dallies wabbles lingers waits hedges alternates tergiversates demurs dillydallies hovers seesaws pussyfoots stumbles defers deliberates doubts stops baulks balks boggles flounders debates hangs mammers ponders weighs shilly-shallies dilly-dallies hums and haws hangs back thinks twice holds back hems and haws shies away holds off pulls back thinks about sits on fence yo-yos balances sways pussyfoots around blows hot and cold sits on the fence trembles waffles changes reels gets cold feet runs hot and cold changes mind drags your heels flickers varies quivers trims shudders palters whiffles fence-straddles straddles swings rocks whiffles waffles chops and changes keeps changing your mind lags procrastinates straggles tumbles jibs shies refuses hangs fire bobbles quavers lurches rolls expresses reservations expresses reluctance expresses misgivings shrinks back stays back drags your feet stays in the background waits and sees totters wastes time shrinks from flinches from recoils from tarries trifles vacillates about hangs back from has scruples about has misgivings about thinks twice about has qualms about shies away from has reservations about veers prevaricateth prevaricates teeter-totters faffs about dodges goes from one extreme to the other becomes unsteady messes around hangs around hangs about potters ums and ahs loiters sticks at baulks at demurs about balks at demurs from sticks worries gags questions frets stickles kills time plays a waiting game marks time moves slowly whiles away time disrelishes something wavers about boggles at minds doing something has qualms shrinks has doubts scruples about hesitates to harbours reservations about lacks conviction expresses reservations about wonders about feels uneasy about feels uncertain has doubts about has suspicions about harbours suspicions about entertains doubts about fluctuates on expresses suspicions about thinks something unlikely has hesitations about

Động từ

To come, or cause to come, to a stop or end
halts stops ends ceases checks discontinues quits finishes terminates arrests blocks concludes curbs drops impedes closes obstructs interrupts breaks suspends frustrates elapses stalls bars lapses stays hampers determines passes expires goes stills dies catches hobbles stems belays freezes staunches hesitates falters wavers immobilises immobilizes balances dithers scruples staggers teeters vacillates wabbles wobbles limps stumbles whiffles breaks off leaves off breaks up winds up cuts off cuts out desists from holds back knocks off lets up dead-ends lays off holds up shuts off puts a stop to cuts short gives over packs in brings to an end winks out puts an end to packs up draws up nips in the bud pulls up comes to an end brings to a stop comes to a stop brings up calls it a day brings to a standstill comes to a halt closes down fetches up pulls the plug on puts the kibosh on shilly-shallies comes to a standstill draws to a close hangs back comes to rest brings to standstill comes to a close draws to a stand wiggle-waggles stems the flow blows the whistle on holds at bay puts a cork in delays desists restrains brakes postpones shelves defers shuts down slows down puts off inhibits retards thwarts hinders takes a break adjourns interferes with prorogues puts a brake on peters out holds stands in the way of refrains from takes five remits calls a halt to holds over takes a breather limits holds off bridles restricts trammels stymies recesses rests fetters derails foils slows shackles encumbers hamstrings prevents gives up kicks abandons withholds represses axes chokes stands hangs fire suspends proceedings pulls in surceases abates fizzles out intermits dispenses with sits tight fades away keeps back puts back dies away puts over draws to a halt reaches a standstill holds off on procrastinates parks holds on abstains rises refrains forbears arrives lays over keeps hangs around hangs about closes shop finishes working stops work finishes work clocks off forgoes eschews retardates detains settles lands has done with relinquishes yields resigns avoids cripples protracts cramps controls adopts Fabian tactics deters crimps cumbers leaves work withdraws cancels prolongs confines clogs handcuffs suppresses abolishes hauls up gets there reins stifles neutralizes sets back slows up cuts lays off of scraps calls a stop to smothers contains squelches reduces swallows constrains muffles gets in the way of takes down hog-ties chokes off makes late brings to screeching halt backs off closes off throws a monkey wrench in the works of bogs down throws a spanner in the works of staves off phases out completes does less fights back governs moderates counteracts bottlenecks gets rid of disjoins disunites does away with intervenes parts kills separates dissevers disconnects brings to a halt scrubs interposes wraps up winds down closes out culminates finishes off stops dead forestalls bottles up rebuffs regulates circumvents tames chokes back neutralises repulses discourages checkmates baulks gives something the chop bags it blows off reins in keeps in check gets done collapses stops in your tracks dies out ends up packs it in runs its course dies down cools it runs out knocks something on the head calls it quits bites back keeps a lid on holds in keeps under control holds down slackens pace stonewalls relents takes a breath eases off releases slackens eases up relaxes your efforts relaxes stems the flow of finishes the working day has a breather borks sabotages fences balks plays for time puts a spoke in someone's wheel dissolves pigeonholes waits prorogates tables mothballs stands off holds in abeyance continues respites puts on ice takes a recess lays on the table puts in cold storage takes a rain check puts on the back burner takes a rain check on calls a halt puts something off keeps from doing something takes no action plays a waiting game holds your horses avoids doing something bides your time aborts renounces calls off abstains from rounds out rounds off brings to a close swears off shuns does without sews up forswears jacks in abjures consummates disappears tops off vanishes steers clear of forsakes scratches gives a wide berth to keeps from curtails withholds from rejects eliminates goes without resists the temptation to ultimates wraps rescinds repeals revokes declines fades cries off dwindles melts away has nothing to do with bites the dust stops trying leaves unfinished shortens restrains oneself from stops oneself from annuls severs ignores throws in the towel throws in the sponge refuses crowns calls recalls finalizes stops oneself puts the lid on evaporates brings to a conclusion leaves alone becomes invalid ebbs cuta it out quits cold passes away wanes rounds up takes the cure stops short finalises fights shy of brings to an untimely end forbears from ceases to exist foregoes sacrifices blows over evanishes becomes obsolete gives a rest kicks over becomes void kicks the habit disrupts fails caps dissociates holds back from nullifies jacks it in spurns departs clears gets off pulls out of forlets gets out of prevents oneself from ceases to indulge in prevents yourself from keeps off brings to end brings stops midstream knocked it off lays aside sets aside backs out of achieves leaves succeeds gets on the wagon hangs it up draws to close brings down curtain puts to bed cinches puts a period to stops doing spells lies by extinguishes cuts into says goodbye to breaks into disturbs folds up cuts loose puts a lid on buttons up buttons down accomplishes discharges omits escapes goes easy restrains oneself declines to evades downs tools heads off comes to the end liquidates finishes up does ties up loose ends cleans up trails off tails off goes by quits cold turkey hangs up brings to fruition folds sets the seal on comes to a conclusion clinches carries through carries out shutters stops cold abbreviates stops in full flow abridges clips breaks short truncates admits defeat despairs capitulates surrenders concedes defeat loses heart gives in jacks something in flies by slips away transpires resists sits out goes on the wagon avoids doing passes up takes the pledge comes off marginalizes extracts deletes excises ousts carves removes extirpates snubs usurps excludes isolates overlooks exsects shakes breaks with jilts throws up wipes out dusts off resigns from writes off parts with retires from forgets about eighty-sixes withdraws from parts from turns your back on finishes with ditches forfeits divorces abandons hope gives up hope marginalises cuts dead takes away takes out withcalls dilapidates droops decreases wears away lessens falls away grows less molders degenerates fades out wilts goes dead retrogrades moulders goes down diminishes bates withers crumbles deteriorates evanesces weakens subsides recedes goes downhill sinks decays runs low brings to a premature end resolves sunders disposes of puts paid to winds something up switches off pulls the plug nips something in the bud gets shut of gets shot of

Động từ

To move or act at a slow speed
tarries lingers loiters delays dawdles lags waits bides dallies procrastinates remains crawls creeps diddles dillydallies drags lallygags lollygags mopes pokes shilly-shallies hangs around filibusters hesitates lodges rests stalls stops tails temporises temporizes tools trails hangs about hangs round drags your feet goof around loses time puts off stays put stops over takes your time holds the phone takes one's time warms a chair gets no place fast dilly-dallies idles vacillates dithers lolls straggles putters ambles lags behind plays a waiting game plays for time hums and haws goofs off uses delaying tactics puts off doing something hangs fire whiles away time slouches trifles stonewalls plods staggers strolls saunters falters totters loafs defers wavers prolongs havers adjourns postpones retards protracts wastes time kills time buys time holds back marks time waits around goldbricks swithers cools falls behind hangs on potters about potters round potters around horses around fools around sits around skulks mooches moseys stays traipses lurks slackens goes slowly flags sloughs shambles dabbles hovers rambles wanders halts shuffles drifts defers action drags your heels takes a raincheck holds off postpones action suspends action kicks the can down the road lets slide passes time fritters away hangs out moves slowly potters lounges drops behind takes too long lazes limps inches trudges hangs back trails behind meanders takes time whiles away the time burns daylight fiddles about piddles takes one's own sweet time passes the time fritters away time boondoggles mooches about mooches around slacks fluctuates shirks fools with whiles away trifles with blows hot and cold hems and haws pussyfoots around fools about plays games with strolls along takes a stroll walks slowly takes it easy toddles diddle-daddles decreases falls back drops fails diminishes fritters time away wanes drags behind ebbs lazies chills bums drones footles slows jellies hobbles scrounges around shleps along bums around brings up the rear falls off inches along slows up kicks around vegges out hacks around kicks back sits on one's butt loses strength noses snails lies around kicks your heels haunts frequents oozes draggles creaks along limps along creeps along wears on advances slowly hangs heavy appears to pass slowly slows down goes on too long goes on and on becomes tedious

Động từ

Talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants

Danh từ

Plural for a temporary stop in action or speech
breaks interruption lulls stops stays cessation halts intervals respite delays gaps stoppages breathers hesitation interludes rest waits discontinuances intermissions standstill checks hiatus lapses breathing space caesuras discontinuation interregnums let-ups stopovers suspension adjournments breath hold-ups moratoriums recess beats entr'actes abeyances break-offs commas cutoffs deadlocks downtime freezes gridlock hitches hush interims lacunae layoffs letups silence stands stillness breathing spells coffee breaks happy hours discontinuities time-outs arrests postponement deferments deferrals surceases remission spells interstices shelvings stoppings termination reschedulings endings hiccups hiccoughs parentheses latency tablings ends abeyancy time off disruption logjams dormancy ten quiescence closures reprieves finishes time conclusions impasses time lags closes suspense holidays expiration continuation haltings holding patterns holdups doldrums arrestments vacation prorogations shutoffs shutdowns fives relief closedown layovers intermezzos space lag standoffs Mexican standoffs dead ends stalemates ceasings peace smokos leaves repose slack truces periods leisure closings stop-offs offsets slackenings relaxation full stops blocks meantime meanwhiles lessenings breaches liberty days off obstructions grace cut-offs rain checks sojourns procrastination spare time tea breaks holds pigeonholings detention blows armistices quiescency breathing room free time holdbacks spans obstacles impediments terms dissolution deferrings tranquillity sabbaticals deep freezes tranquility freedom cold storage holdings blockages desistance hindrances ease vacays protraction visits suspended animation splits holes disconnection releases retardation abatements rifts checkmates draws stand-offs catch-22s extension limbo abandonment finishings pausings withdrawal schoolies hols interspaces prohibition bans embargoes idylls episodes grace periods slowness playtime stretches seasons half-times breakdowns whiles breakoffs virgules dissolvings disbandment winter short breaks ends of the line wind-ups roadblocks brick walls wrap-ups occlusions culmination finales windings-up completions seconds instants moments lunch breaks sit-downs lagging time warps inaction rearrangements continuance rupture blackouts disturbance intrusion separation division severances time to kill sick leave shore leave furlough leave of absence convenience spare moments ranges R and R unemployment scopes retirement decompression inactivity passages courses passing remainings between-times forgiveness deliverance discharge pardons immunity acquittal exculpations treaties agreement detentes de-escalation accords peace treaties white flags reconciliations amnesty ceasefires olive branches cease-fires dead heats ties jam stalls binds detainment showstoppers snags ado cooling-off periods filibusters hangups inhibition trammels fetters curbs tie-ups retardments encumbrances interference problems setbacks retards calms peacefulness calmness quiets quietness walls disunion incoherence cutouts disconnectedness disjointedness ebbings easings alleviations decrease moderation diminutions wanings ebbs cutbacks amelioration reduction fissures crack cavities headway apertures compasses slots crannies breadth amplitude gulfs flaws voids openings crevasses

Danh từ

Plural for the quality or state of being uncertain or hesitant

Danh từ

Plural for passivity

Trái nghĩa của pauses

pauses Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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