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* On "The Story of O.J.", the second track on the Music/JayZ album 4:44, the rapper uses a prominent one for emphasis with a hefty side of {{Snark}}:

-->'''[[FanNickname Davenport]]:''' Sorry, junior. All outta quills 'til Monday. ({{beat}}) Need a sofa?

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'':

'''Buzz Lightyear:''' [[Funny/ToyStory You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity]].

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'''England and France:''' Uh... Where the hell did they get that?\\

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'''Kyon:''' C...can you try it again with less, maybe?\\

'''Phoenix Wright:''' Yeah, I'm a human... *beat* WAIT, '''''[[BigWhat WHAT!?]]'''''

* ''Fanfic/HalfPastAdventure'' [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this frequently with the sentence “A beat.” inserted into the narration, often between bits of dialog.

-->'''Buzz Lightyear:''' ...and you, my friend, are responsible for delaying my rendezvous with Star Command.\\

** And earlier...

'''Buzz Lightyear:''' ...But we're not on my planet -- ''[[DeathGlare are we?]]''\\

'''Woody:''' Uhhh... No.
* Surprisingly used in ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''... ''with a character who can't speak''. After swallowing a bar of soap, [[CuteMute Dopey]] starts to hiccup out bubbles. Despite this, he doesn't notice he swallowed it, and continues searching, until a few seconds of silence let him figure out [[DinnerDeformation where it ended up]]. The silence passes, and then [[HiccupHijinks he hiccups nonstop]] for the rest of the scene.

-->'''Gru:''' WE ARE GOING TO STEAL... pause for effect... THE MOON!!!

'''Troll:''' ''So she's a bit of a fixer-upper...''

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* In ''Film/TheIdesOfMarch'' there is a pause in Stephen's speech to Governor Morris about how he broke the only rule in politics. "You can't [[spoiler:fuck the interns]]. ... They get you for that." Director Creator/GeorgeClooney said in the audio commentary how Creator/RyanGosling was uncertain about that beat to let the audience laugh.

-->'''Elvis:''' You nasty thing from beyond the dead, no matter what you think or do, good things will never come to you. And if evil is your black design, you can bet the goodness of the Light Ones... ''[Beat as Elvis begins to realize what he's reading]'' ...Will kick your bad behind?\\

'''Mal:''' ''[caught off guard]'' Well...''[beat]'' you can't!

'''Peasant:'''... I got better.

-->'''Kirk:''' I need a shower...\\

'''Kirk:''' Uh... look... I-I don't know you.\\

'''Roy:''' I know one...\\

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'''House:''' Start counting...\\

-->'''Aeryn:''' So you're... ''[she trails off]''\\

'''Ben Bailey:''' ... ''[{{aside glance}}]''\\
'''Ben Bailey:''' ... [[SarcasmFailure The correct answer]] was ''henna.''

* The conclusion to the ''[[Series/KamenRiderDenO Den-O]]'' arc of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade''. Long story short: [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga Kuuga]] sees two Imagin fighting, proclaims that he knows who the enemy is, and proceeds to Rider Kick that Imagin...but he attacks Momotaros, the ''heroic'' Imagin, not the actual enemy, the Alligator Imagin. Decade, who was supposed to punch out Alligator, abruptly ''stops mid-punch'' to berate Kuuga on his mistake. Does that convince you of a lull in the battle? No? Then how about, during the whole fiasco, Kuuga was ''dangling in mid-air'', his feet lodged against Momo's neck!

* On "The Story of O.J.," the second track on the Music/JayZ album 4:44, the rapper uses a prominent one for emphasis with a hefty side of {{Snark}}:
--> ''O.J. like "I'm not black, I'm O.J."''

-->'''Starlee:''' If I say [[spoiler:"professional wrestler"...]]

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-->"This was an execution. Whoever did this was sending a message. A message for anyone that would dare snitch on these criminals. It would appear that poor Two-Shoes Lou really did put his foot... (Beat) In his mouth."

-->'''Alice:''' I feel like it wants to tell us something...\\
'''Yuri:''' ...\\
'''Yuri:''' ...\\
'''Yuri:''' ...\\
'''Yuri:''' ...Oh yeah?

'''Shepard:''' ...(with a small grin on her face)\\
'''Garrus:''' ...\\

-->'''Miki:''' Ritsuko... san and the others coached me to at least say my greatings correctly.

* ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'' Episode 3 has this exchange when Max tries on Rachel's clothes...

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'''Syndicate:''' Yeah okay, let's go do some drug dealing balloon making...\\

'''Lelouch/One:''' Kallen, KALLEN. Let's get one thing straight, here...\\

"Billy? You're driving the spork into your leg." (Beat) "...So I am! Hilarious!"\\
"See you in the aftermath. Peace!" (Beat) "... [[{{Metaphorgotten}} But not literally]]..."

* ''Literature/DreamHighSchool'' represents beats with two periods, like this: "I need to run through.. some things with you..." (the ellipsis is more like trailing off).

'''NC:''' Okay, but...why am I downstairs in the basement?\\

* A RunningGag on ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'' where Linkara will note the character's absurd plan or statement and respond with "...wait, what?" after a beat.

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-->'''Space Ghost:''' It lets me blend... just about anything! ''(beat)''\\

'''Homer:''' Uh... All of them?\\
'''German Boss 1:''' I see... Then you must have some good ideas for the future as well?\\

'''German Boss 2:''' Such... as?

--->'''Krusty:''' Tonight I'm going to suck... ''(beat)'' your blood.

...in the price of lumber. '''''AND PRESIDENT REAGAN DIES!'''''\\

...his hair.

--->'''Lenny:''' [[HoYay Carl, remember when we used to kiss like that]]... (beat)...with our respective girlfriends?

--->'''Homer:''' Marge, don't discourage the boy. Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! ''(beat)'' ...except the weasels.

-->'''Bojack:'''[[spoiler:See, Sarah Lynn, we're not doomed [...] The only thing that matters is right now, this moment, this one spectacular moment we are sharing together. Right, Sarah Lynn? Sarah Lynn?... (beat)... [[PleaseWakeUp Sarah Lynn?]]''' ]]

-->'''Farnsworth:''' Yes, it's almost like a... Comedy Central channel! And we're on it now!\\

** In episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E24OwlsWellThatEndsWell Owl's Well That Ends Well]]", Spike needs to get a quill for Twilight Sparkle. So of course, he goes to [[SeverelySpecializedStore Quills and Sofas ...]] which just so happens to be out of the former.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' used this for dramatic effect at the end of 3x11 when Bojack seemed to be in denial of [[spoiler: Sarah Lynn's death in the planetarium with her head on his shoulder]] and, boy! Did it [[TearJerker work!]]

[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Not even remotely what I meant]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' used this for dramatic effect at the end of 3x11 when Bojack seemed to be in denial of [[spoiler: Sarah Lynn's death in the planetarium with her head on his shoulder]] and, boy! Did it [[TearJerker work!]] (spoiler below because this troper doesn't know how to include tropes and spoilers within the same bracket!)
-->'''Bojack:''' See, Sarah Lynn, we're not doomed [...] The only thing that matters is right now, this moment, this one spectacular moment we are sharing together. Right, Sarah Lynn? Sarah Lynn?... (beat)... [[PleaseWakeUp Sarah Lynn?]]

--> '''[[GenkiGirl Tomo:]]''' Miss Sakaki! I've got some photos for ya!\\
'''[[ShrinkingViolet Sakaki:]]''' (Photos from my very first trip with friends...) [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Thanks, Tomo...]]\\
* beat as Tomo looks at the photos over Sakaki's shoulder*\\

'''Sakaki:''' Ah! *jerks back and Tomo runs off*\\
'''[[StraightMan Yomi:]]''' *looks at the photos over Sakaki's shoulder* Oh, you're right...\\
* beat as Sakaki slowly turns her head to look at Yomi*\\
'''[[CheerfulChild Chiyo:]]''' Huh? *looks at the photos* Oh wow! You're so lucky to have a photo like that.\\
* beat as Sakaki slowly turns her head back to look at the photos as a siren can be heard passing by*\\
'''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Osaka:]]''' [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant Ah? Hey, that's my neighbor, Mr. Horikochi, from back when I was in Osaka.]]\\
* long beat as Sakaki, Yomi and Chiyo slowly turn their heads to look at Osaka, the siren can be heard passing by again, the three slowly turn their heads back to look at the photos again*\\

* beat*\\

''*(stands up and pumps arms dramatically, striking down the dividing wall)\\
* beat*\\
''*male cast and female cast [[OhCrap stare]] at each other*''

* beat*\\

--->'''Taniguchi:''' ''(idly)'' [[MemeticMutation Wa-wa-wa-wasuremo-]]\\
* beat (during which he holds an [[LargeHam overly theatrical]] surprised pose)*\\

* In the ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' movie, England and France stumble upon a digital map of ongoing/successful invasions. England absent mindedly reaches out to touch the UK and a pop up appears, a voice (the narrator) reading it aloud.
-->'''Narrator:''' Britain, a former pirate, but now a rather effeminate yet gentlemanly empire with a plethora of rain. France is a long time acquaintance he's often found bickering with for bickering's sake. However, in their heart of hearts they love each other.
-->*beat*\\
Sexually.\\
'''England and France:''' Uh... Where the hell did they get that?\\
* Proceed to fight until aliens burst in and break them up* Cue dramatic music!

* ''{{Ruby}}: The Adventures of a Galactic Gumshoe'':

-->''*beat*''\\

''(beat)''\\

''(beat)''\\

'''Woody:''' Oh ''(beat)'' Well that's good.\\

''(beat)''\\

* Lampshaded in Gru's speech in ''WesternAnimation/{{Despicable Me}}''.

-->'''Kristoff''': '''Enough! She is engaged to someone else, okay!'''\\
(''beat'')\\
'''Troll''': ''So she's a bit of a fixer-upper...''

-->'''Elvis:''' You nasty thing from beyond the dead, no matter what you think or do, good things will never come to you. And if evil is your black design, you can bet the goodness of the Light Ones... ''({{Beat}} as Elvis begins to realize what he's reading)'' ...Will kick your bad behind?\\
* {{Beat}}*\\

* {{Beat}}*\\
'''Elvis:''' ''*To the heavens*'' That's it? That's the chant against evil from the "Book of Souls"? Oh yeah, right, boss. And what kind of decoder ring comes with that, man? Shit, it don't even rhyme well!

'''Mal:''' ''(caught off guard)'' Well...''(beat)'' you can't!

-->'''Amos:''' Freeze
--> The judges turn around and look at them.
-->(''{{beat}}'')
-->'''Judge Dredd:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Why?]]

* Arthur points at the Black Knight's severed arm; Black Knight looks at it.*\\

(beat)\\

'''Kirk:''' Uh... look... I-I don't know you.
-->'''Spock Prime:''' I am Spock.
-->(''beat'')
-->'''Kirk:''' [[PrecisionFStrike Bullshit.]]
* ''Film/TinCup''
-->'''Roy:''' I need a shrink
-->'''Romeo:''' But we don't know no shrinks!
-->'''Roy:''' I know one...
-->'''Romeo:''' Oh no, not the doctor lady
-->'''Roy:''' Why not?
-->'''Romeo:''' You can't get advice about the woman to want to hose, from the woman you want to hose!
-->(''beat'')
-->'''Roy:''' Why not?

* beat*\\

'''Kryten:''' But you don't know them! You'll like them! ''(beat)'' Well, some of them. ''(beat)'' Well, one of them. ''(beat)'' Maybe.

-->'''Walk-in patient:''' ''(feeling his own pulse)'' Got it!\\

(counting pause)\\

* beat*\\

-->'''Aeryn:''' So you're... ''(she trails off)''\\

'''Aeryn:''' Afraid. (there's a long pause) Of commitment.\\
''(Scene change to later)''\\

(Scene change to Aeryn and Chiana)\\

'''Chiana:''' (with an exasperated sigh) Well if you said it to him like you said it when you said it to me, then it means that he knows that you know.

'''Ben Bailey:''' ... ''({{aside glance}})''\\

'''Tigh:''' I did not! ''(beat)'' Unless I did.

-->'''Jerry:''' She's talking about her panties so uh, I said 'You mean the panties your mother laid out for you?"\
* beat*\\

'''Worf:''' [[RealMenWearPink He reads love poetry.]] ''({{Beat}})'' He ducks a lot.

'''Audience:''' *beat* (starts to clap loudly).

''(beat)''\\

''(12-second beat)''\\

''{{beat}}''\\
{{beat}}\\

* Lampshaded after ''{{Series/Rhoda}}'' tells someone that she may be having a baby, and they're too surprised to respond.
-->{{beat}}\\

* On the second season of ''Series/TheJoeSchmoShow'', Derek Newcastle (actually a disguised version of Ralph Garman) does this just after the cast has watched Cammy's ''Porked 'n Beans'' food fetish video. "I'm sorry we had see that (''beat'') on such a small monitor."

--> '''Jake''': Hey there Boyle, how was your weekend?\\
'''Boyle''': Well, actually I got a little sick.\\
'''Jake''': Oh, really? I'm sorry to hear that, man.\\
'''Boyle''': Yeah. ''Film/BulletsOverBroadway'' was on TV. I came down with a big ol' [[{{Pun}} Dianne Wiest infection]].\\
'''Jake''': ''{{Beat}}''\\
'''Boyle''': ''{{Beat}}''\\
'''Jake''': ''{{Beat}}''\\
'''Boyle''': ''{{Beat}}''\\
'''Boyle''': ''[[DontExplainTheJoke Like "yeast!"]]''

* Used extensively in ''WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged''.

* In ''TheIdesOfMarch'' there is a pause in Stephen's speech to Governor Morris about how he broke the only rule in politics. "You can't [[spoiler:fuck the interns]]. ... They get you for that." Director Creator/GeorgeClooney said in the audio commentary how Creator/RyanGosling was uncertain about that beat to let the audience laugh.

* Every so often on ''Series/CashCab''. Most [[YouKeepUsingThatWord hilariously]] and [[TooMuchInformation unbelievably]]:

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'''Woody:''' [[OhCrap Uhhh...]] [[Funny/ToyStory No.]]
* Surprisingly used in ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''... ''with a character who can't speak''. After swallowing a bar of soap, [[CuteMute Dopey]] starts to hiccup out bubbles. Despite this, he doesn't notice he swallowed it, and continues searching, until a few seconds of silence let him figure out [[DinnerDeformation where it ended up]]. The silence passes, and then [[HiccupHijinks he hiccups nonstop]] for the rest of the scene.

* During the "Fixer Upper" song in ''Disney/{{Frozen}}''...
-->'''Kristoff''': '''Enough! She is engaged to someone else, okay!'''
-->(''beat'')
-->'''Troll''': ''So she's a bit of a fixer-upper...''

* Common in WebVideo/ShinyObjectsVideos. ''An Earnest Discussion'' is probably the best example--it ''runs'' on this trope.

** ''Discworld/{{Thud}}'': The teetotaling vampire Sally lampshades this by stating, "And I don't drink significant pause wine."
** ''Discworld/GoingPostal'': "There was a pregnant pause. It gave birth to a lot of little pauses, each one more deeply embarrassing than its parent."

* beat*\\

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/{{Thud}}'', the teetotaling vampire Sally lampshades this by stating, "And I don't drink significant pause wine."
* ''Discworld/GoingPostal'':
-->There was a pregnant pause. It gave birth to a lot of little pauses, each one more deeply embarrassing than its parent.

-->Steven, After recieving a package: "Ha! This thing is going to help me save the world!"

'''Worf:''' [[RealMenWearPink He reads love poetry.]] ''({{Beat}})'' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments He ducks a lot.]]

* The first ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' has this long [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments (and hilarious)]] example:

* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' used this for dramatic effect at the end of 3x11 when Bojack seemed to be in denial of [[spoiler: Sarah Lynn's death in the planetarium with her head on his shoulder]] and, boy! Did it [[Tearjerker work!]]
-->'''Bojack:''' [[spoiler: See, Sarah Lynn, we're not doomed [...] The only thing that matters is right now, this moment, this one spectacular moment we are sharing together. Right, Sarah Lynn? Sarah Lynn?... (beat)... [[PleaseWakeUp Sarah Lynn?]]

-->'''Kirk:''' I need a shower...
-->(beat)
-->'''Spock:''' Yes.
** From ''Film/StarTrek'' (2009 reboot):
-->'''Spock Prime:''' [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan I have been, and always shall be, your friend.]]
-->'''Kirk:''' Uh... look... I-I don't know you.