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hit the pause button en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (informal) To pause some process; to make a temporary halt.
    • 2026 February 17, Sean Seddon, Angus Thompson, Bernadette McCague, "Dual nationals face scramble for UK passports as new rules come into force" (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2d9yk2kpjo She has called on the government to "urgently hit the pause button" and introduce a "low-cost, one-off travel authorisation" for dual nationals who have found their travel plans disrupted.

Forms

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hit the pause button Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hit the pause button Tense=Past lexicographic
hitting the pause button Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
hits the pause button Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic