Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hit the pause button

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
hit the -pause but-ton
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pause some process; to make a temporary halt.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

hits the pause button (present, singular) hitting the pause button (participle, present)

Questions

What does hit the pause button mean?
To pause some process; to make a temporary halt.

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