The difference between Between-time and Pause

When used as nouns, between-time means the period or time between two events, whereas pause means a temporary stop or rest.

Pause is also verb with the meaning: to take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

check bellow for the other definitions of Between-time and Pause

  1. Between-time as a noun:

    The period or time between two events; interim; meantime; meanwhile.

  1. Pause as a verb (intransitive):

    To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

  2. Pause as a verb (intransitive):

    To interrupt an activity and wait.

    Examples:

    "When telling the scary story, he paused for effect."

  3. Pause as a verb (intransitive):

    To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

  4. Pause as a verb (transitive):

    To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.

    Examples:

    "to pause a song, a video, or a computer game"

  5. Pause as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To consider; to reflect.

  1. Pause as a noun:

    A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

  2. Pause as a noun:

    A short time for relaxing and doing something else.

  3. Pause as a noun:

    Hesitation; suspense; doubt.

  4. Pause as a noun:

    In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.

    Examples:

    "Teach the pupil to mind the pauses."

  5. Pause as a noun:

    A break or paragraph in writing.

  6. Pause as a noun (music):

    A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.

  7. Pause as a noun:

  8. Pause as a noun:

    take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate

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