# pause

URL: /business/verbs/pause · Id: `page:business/verbs/pause`

> Every pause Verb, one per Noun: Action, Agent, Enrollment, Integration, Mandate, Process, Startup, Subscription, Watch.

`pause` acts on 9 [Nouns](/business/nouns/noun). Each is its own [Verb](/business/nouns/verb), named for its Noun.

| Verb | Noun | Definition |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Action.pause](/business/nouns/action/pause) | [Action](/business/nouns/action) | Pause holds a pending Action past the close of its delay window until a watcher resumes, redirects, or cancels it. |
| [Agent.pause](/business/nouns/agent/pause) | [Agent](/business/nouns/agent) | Pause stops one Agent, every Agent on a Team, or every customer-facing Agent from starting new Actions in a Startup. |
| [Enrollment.pause](/business/nouns/enrollment/pause) | [Enrollment](/business/nouns/enrollment) | Pause stops one Contact’s run through a Sequence at its current step, without ending it. |
| [Integration.pause](/business/nouns/integration/pause) | [Integration](/business/nouns/integration) | Pause stops every call through an Integration at once and keeps its token and cursor. |
| [Mandate.pause](/business/nouns/mandate/pause) | [Mandate](/business/nouns/mandate) | Pause stops every new Action under a Mandate at once and keeps its scope, so it can resume unchanged. |
| [Process.pause](/business/nouns/process/pause) | [Process](/business/nouns/process) | Pause stops a Process from starting new Actions; Actions already in progress finish. |
| [Startup.pause](/business/nouns/startup/pause) | [Startup](/business/nouns/startup) | Pause moves a Startup to Dormant: its scheduled Workflows stop, and its Sites and records stay in place. |
| [Subscription.pause](/business/nouns/subscription/pause) | [Subscription](/business/nouns/subscription) | Pause stops billing and Entitlements on a Subscription until a date, without ending it. |
| [Watch.pause](/business/nouns/watch/pause) | [Watch](/business/nouns/watch) | Pause stops a Watch delivering while its Events keep queuing; the platform pauses a Watch whose deliveries fail for three days. |