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pre-pausal lengthening
Increases in the durations of sounds before a pause (or the site of a possible pause), compared with their durations elsewhere. This is part of the rhythmic break that makes up a pause.

Example:
moves is likely to be longer in the utterance When that moves, the square will land in a good spot than in When that moves the square, it will land in a good spot.

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