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Meaning of press pause | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To temporarily stop a process.

informal, intransitive

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

press someone's buttons press the flesh press the panic button press tits press-gang press-ganged

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