stage wait
nounTheater.
an unintentional pause during a performance, usually caused by a performer's or stagehand's missing a cue.
Origin of stage wait
1First recorded in 1860–65
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How to use stage wait in a sentence
His reluctance was merely a dissimulation, a stage wait for heightened dramatic effect.
The Shadow | Arthur StringerAfter that there was what is known in theatrical circles as a "stage wait."
Number Seventeen | Louis TracyA stage wait to let that soak into them in all its full strength.
Europe Revised | Irvin S. CobbA tiny pause ensues; this stage wait has been skillfully timed; a suitable atmosphere subtly has been created.
The Abandoned Farmers | Irvin S. CobbThe ‘stage wait’ was filled up by some simple playing and singing by a few local amateurs.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
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