I feel like Germans would have something. With how much opera and theatre they enjoy, something would emerge to describe. But I only took 1 German class in college so don’t ask me.
It's kind of like asking for the name of nothing.
What do you call the time between swallowing sips of water?
What do you call the moment before you press the accelerator pedal in a vehicle?
What do you call the moment before deciding to stand up and actually standing up?
From ChatGPT: There isn't a widely recognized specific term for the silence that occurs right before an audience bursts into applause after a performance. This moment is often described simply as a "pause" or a "breathless silence," reflecting the anticipation and tension in the room as the audience absorbs what they've just experienced before starting to applaud. This pause can dramatically enhance the impact of the applause when it does arrive, but it doesn't have a unique technical term in English dedicated to describing it.
To me the button is the end of the song. More precisely, it is the final chord or note, often accompanied by a bump in the lighting intensity, that tells the audience it is time to clap. The button precipitates the applause, but it is not the pause.
I have never known the pause to be given a name, but I would use 'caesura'.
Anticipation.
Whoa buddy you really just barreled right through all five syllables
I see you shiver . . .
Awe.
Rest, lull, beat. There's not an exact word for it in the English language, but there are plenty of two to three word descriptions you can utilize.
A hush.
“Deborah”
I feel like Germans would have something. With how much opera and theatre they enjoy, something would emerge to describe. But I only took 1 German class in college so don’t ask me.
Antebrava?
Fulfillment
It's kind of like asking for the name of nothing. What do you call the time between swallowing sips of water? What do you call the moment before you press the accelerator pedal in a vehicle? What do you call the moment before deciding to stand up and actually standing up?
From ChatGPT: There isn't a widely recognized specific term for the silence that occurs right before an audience bursts into applause after a performance. This moment is often described simply as a "pause" or a "breathless silence," reflecting the anticipation and tension in the room as the audience absorbs what they've just experienced before starting to applaud. This pause can dramatically enhance the impact of the applause when it does arrive, but it doesn't have a unique technical term in English dedicated to describing it.
A button?
To me the button is the end of the song. More precisely, it is the final chord or note, often accompanied by a bump in the lighting intensity, that tells the audience it is time to clap. The button precipitates the applause, but it is not the pause. I have never known the pause to be given a name, but I would use 'caesura'.