The phrase "as a pause in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a temporary break or interruption in an ongoing process or activity.
Example: "The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but we took a moment as a pause in the discussion to gather our thoughts."
Alternatives: "as a break in" or "as an interruption in".
"It strikes me as a pause in the recovery, but a pause in this type of recovery feels like a quasi-recession," he said.
They may cite what some witnesses have described as a pause in the shots, and the duration of the firing, as evidence that the officers were at least reckless and at worst cold-blooded.
The decision to stop the commissions was described by the military prosecutors as a pause in the war-crimes system "to permit the newly inaugurated president and his administration time to review the military commission process generally and the cases currently pending before the military commissions, specifically".
It can be thought of as a "pause" in the process of conducting research in a particular area, in which the following questions are asked: Based on all of the available evidence, what do we know about this specific question so far, and what future studies should be conducted to clarify areas of uncertainty?
As a pause in work meant wasted time, effects editors Bill Kimberlin and Jay Ignaszewski produced usable effects shots for the live-action editors at Paramount; these half-finished, monochromatic composites gave the editors an idea of scene pacing.
Dormancy is defined as a pause in cancer progression.
European political leaders, as well as the European Central Bank, continue to predict that the continent will avoid a recession, and the German Ministry of Finance described the situation here as merely a "pause in growth" caused by weak demand for exports.
"I sometimes think the episode might just be a vehicle to get us to the balcony scene," Mr. Spader said, clad in one of Shore's elegant pinstripe suits, his diction as tight as his character's, during a pause in filming on a recent afternoon.
A cardiorespiratory spell is classified as some combination of a pause in breathing, drop in blood oxygen saturation, and a decrease in heart rate.
They found that looking back in time, the current definition of a "pause" in warming, as it is used in the literature, would have been used for more than one-third of the time, even though temperatures during the past 30 years increased by 1.1°F (0.6°C).
During a pause in filming — as the crew discussed the timing of the tail reveal — Bonnie Bartlett, the actress playing the mother, who is in her mid-eighties, turned to Key and murmured, "It must have been interesting to be your mother, because you're so . . .
