pause

noun
A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.

noun
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.A short time for relaxing and doing something else.Hesitation; suspense; doubt.In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.A break or paragraph in writing.A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.(as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate

verb
To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.To interrupt an activity and wait.To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.To consider; to reflect.