press pause en · VERB
Etymology
By analogy with the "pause" button on a media player.
Meanings
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(informal, intransitive) To temporarily stop a process.
Chinese state media has pressed pause on the US-bashing, releasing a raft of commentaries extolling the merits of resetting relations and working on co-operation.
2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pressed pause | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pressed pause | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| presses pause | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pressing pause | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |