unpause

U1N1P3A1U1S1E1

verb

To resume the normal functioning of electronic equipment or a software program in a paused state.

“After changing the settings, unpause the game to keep playing.”

Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbunpause (third-person singular simple present unpauses, present participle unpausing, simple past and past participle unpaused)

present singular third person unpauses · participle present unpausing · participle past unpaused · past unpaused

  1. informalTo resume the normal functioning of electronic equipment or a software program in a paused state.

    After changing the settings, unpause the game to keep playing.

    1 more example

    The Trans-Pennine electrification is a good example. Approved, then paused, then unpaused - although its extent seems less clear than ever.

    2020 April 22, “Letters: Open Access: Confusion at the DfT”, in Rail, pages 31–32

Origin

From un- + pause.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

unpause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpause

MLA

“unpause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpause. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpause,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpause.

Source: unpause on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.