stop time

noun

1. jazz a passage where the beat stops temporarily

Example Sentences

In the past, Monza has been a race in which teams make only one pit stop, because it had a low-abrasion track surface, low tyre wear and a long pit lane, which increases stop time.

From BBC

And, hand on heart, if you opt to stop time on that very day, you can arrive at the conclusion proffered by Speaker Johnson, and Arizona state Sen. Shamp, and the WSJ’s Kimberly Strassel.

From Slate

In “Megalopolis,” Adam Driver plays Cesar Catilina, a Roman emperor-like figure with the power to stop time in a futuristic New York.

From Seattle Times

“Even before he was talking about the movie, he would say, ‘I can stop time.

From Seattle Times

Khong treads lightly into science fiction territory, giving several characters the ability to stop time for moments, which isn’t really explained or developed as a theme.

From Seattle Times