waitbuttons

noun
UK /ˈweɪtˌbʌtənz/
US /ˈweɪtˌbʌtənz/

Waitbuttons are buttons you press to make something wait or stop for a moment.

Press the waitbuttons on the toy so it pauses before it moves again.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Buttons on a device that make a process pause until you press them again.

The waitbuttons on the game let you freeze the timer.

3. Small markers used in a queue system to hold someone's place.

She tapped the waitbuttons to keep her spot in line.

4. A playful name for controls that slow down a machine.

The robot's waitbuttons made it stop and think.