pause for effect
pause for effect
To pause while speaking so as to make one's delivery more dramatic or impactful. I paused for effect before telling my family that I got the promotion. Beaming, Rachel paused for effect before shrieking, "We're engaged!"
See also: effect, pause
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- (important) milestone in (one's) life
- important
- milestone
- milestone in life
- collect
- collect (one's) thoughts
- collect thoughts
- winged words
- a pregnant pause/silence
- pregnant pause