Pause

The <Pause> verb waits silently for a distinctive number of seconds.

Verb attributes

Nesting

No other verbs can be nested within <Pause>. However, <Pause> can be nested within a <Gather>.

Examples

A simple pause

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
    <Say>Please wait one moment while I check that for you.</Say>
    <Pause length="8"/>
    <Say>Yes, we are open Monday through Friday.</Say>
</Response>

This illustrates the wait time between two statements.

Delaying a response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Response>
    <Pause length="3"/>
    <Say>Hello, how can I help you?</Say>
</Response>

SignalWire waits 3 seconds before answering a call.

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