a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
Definition: 2
a cessation of activity because of doubt or uncertainty; a momentary hesitation.
Definition: 3
any comparatively brief stop, delay, wait, etc.: I would like to make a pause in my talk and continue after lunch.
Definition: 4
a break or rest in speaking or reading to emphasize meaning, grammatical relation, metrical division, etc., or in writing or printing by the use of punctuation.
Definition: 5
Prosody. a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse.