purposefulpause
nounUK /ˈpɜːpəsfəl pɔːz/
US /ˈpɜːrpəsfəl pɔːz/
A short stop you take on purpose to think or calm down.
Before answering the hard question, she took a purposeful pause.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A quiet moment in a speech that gives the audience time to think.
The speaker used a purposeful pause after each key point.
3. A planned break during work to rest your mind.
Our teacher builds a purposeful pause into every long lesson.
4. A short stop in music where silence is meant to be felt.
The song's purposeful pause made the ending feel dramatic.