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The phrase 'hit the pause button' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you want to indicate that something needs to be paused, stopped, or held off. For example, "I think we should hit the pause button on this project until we get more information."
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But we should hit the pause button on new efforts.
Take the opportunity to hit the pause button.
He said that California should "hit the pause button" while "the experiment" of gay marriage matures.
Hit the Pause button on your DS and just look at the people around you.
"I think everybody has hit the pause button on ebooks for the moment".
Does Ramirez wish he could have hit the pause button before he tossed his elbow pad?
Assange hit the pause button, and said, "In this video, you will see a number of people killed".
The Rangers and the Senators hit the pause button on the mayhem Monday night and played an actual hockey game.
Households and firms alike have hit the pause button, and no one knows when they will press "play" again.
He called for President Obama to hit the "pause" button, given the big environmental stakes and implications for climate change.
On the one hand, whenever my attention had wandered I could hit the pause button and click back.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com