pause
temporary stop or rest
breakpoint
intentional stopping or pausing place in a program, used for debugging
break
dancing concept
television timeout
advertising break in televised sport event
break
period of time during a shift in which an employee is allowed to take time off for meals, coffee, cigarettes, etc.
ceasefire
temporary or permanent stoppage of war
pit stop
mid-race maintenance stop in autosports
awkward silence
conversational hiatus
strike
work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work
suspension
standstill in order or project processing formally requested by the client