Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Stop briefly is an antonym for continue.
Stop briefly
Both terms in one sentence
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Stop and Go: "Rock And A Hard Place" has the music stop briefly at a few points, only to continue again when Jagger takes the word again.
Source: Music / Steel Wheels -
The two stop briefly, then continue on as if ignoring him.
Cite this Source
Stop briefly and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/stop_briefly
Continue & Stop briefly. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/stop_briefly>.
Stop briefly or Continue. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/stop_briefly.
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