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# Pause

The `<Pause>` verb waits silently for a specified number of seconds or one second by default. No nouns can be nested within `<Pause>`, and a self-closing tag must be used.

## Attributes

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>ATTRIBUTE</th>
      <th>DESCRIPTION</th>
      <th>OPTIONS</th>
      <th>DEFAULT</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td><code>length</code></td>
      <td> Seconds to pause </td>
      <td><code>1</code> - <code>180</code></td>
      <td><code>1</code></td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

## Examples

```xml theme={null}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
    <Pause length="5"/>
</Response>
```