hit pause

English

Etymology

Refers to hitting a literal pause button (on a controller, etc.).

Verb

hit pause (third-person singular simple present hits pause, present participle hitting pause, simple past and past participle hit pause)

1. (idiomatic) To pause (an activity); stop, terminate.

   We need to hit pause on this project for now, and switch gears to the next thing.

See also

• call time