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Meanings of momentary pause in English

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Usage of momentary pause in English
1
After a momentary pause he turned gravely to the sub-prior, and said:
The Slave of the Lamp
2
After the door had closed on him there was a momentary pause.
The Big-Town Round-Up
3
He went out, and after a momentary pause the policeman followed him.
Death at the Excelsior, and Other Stories
4
There was a momentary pause after Stevie Nicks stopped warbling about Rhiannon.
The Book of Life
5
There followed a momentary pause, which seemed very long to them all.
War and Peace
6
She waited, however, for Leonard was going on after his momentary pause.
The Man
7
Smith, after a momentary pause of surprise, lumbered after him, wheezing contentedly.
The Girl on the Boat
8
There was a momentary pause in which I took a deep breath.
Act of will
9
There is now a momentary pause in the progress of events.
Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome
10
This unexpected refusal caused a general surprise, and a momentary pause.
The Bravo: A Tale
11
There was a momentary pause when she rose and walked to the chimney.
Snow-Bound at Eagle's
12
There was a momentary pause and the loud-speaker crackled with static.
Treachery in Outer Space
13
But in that momentary pause George had got off the mark.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
14
Nothing affected Helene more than this momentary pause in the great city's life.
A Love Episode
15
A momentary pause came, Drakon cursing as his display fluttered and blurred again.
Tarnished Knight
16
After a momentary pause, he resumed speech, but in a tone entirely altered.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
This collocation consists of:
Momentary pause through the time
Momentary pause across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common