Intermit
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.
Pause
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To interrupt current work and do something else for a moment.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A short time for relaxing and doing something else.A button found on players of electronic and digital media (such as a VCR or DVD player) that suspends play.
Example sentence: Typically, when you read, you have more time to think. Reading gives you a unique pause button for comprehension and insight. By and large, with oral language - when you watch a film or listen to a tape - you don't press pause.