停留
tíngliú
to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
In a story
这种情况以前很少见,可是最近常常发生,每次停留四十秒左右。This used to be rare, but lately it had happened often, each time for about forty seconds.末班地铁 · The Last Train · HSK 5

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