intermit

To suspend an activity; cease.

To suspend (an activity).

To put a temporary stop to; suspend or delay; interrupt: as, to intermit one’s efforts.

To omit; pass by or over; neglect.

To cease or break off for a time; come to a temporary stop; stop or pause at intervals: as, a spring that intermits once in three minutes; an intermitting pulse.

Synonyms Subside, etc. See abate.

To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.

To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend.

To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.

cease an action temporarily