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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"Michael, I wrote [[Visible Silence|dot, dot, dot]] and you're giving me dot, dot."''
|'''[[Harold Pinter]]''', to actor Michael Hordern during rehearsals}}
In [[Script Speak]], a beat is an instruction in the script to leave a short pause, no more than the space of a breath, after a line or gag. Used either to indicate 'thinking time' or to let it sink in to increase the impact of the [[Delayed Reaction|subsequent reaction]]. For the actor, it indicates a change in thought process.
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The [[Beat Panel]] is the equivalent in sequential art.
{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Lucky Star]]'', Konata brings up the issue of her dad's [[Lolicon|attraction to small girls]].
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'''Twilight Sparkle:''' Hey! You're a human aren't you?
'''Phoenix Wright:''' Yeah, I'm a human... *beat* WAIT, '''''[[Big "What?"|WHAT!?]]''''' }}
** It's actually a fairly common thing for
== [[Film]] ==
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'''Ben Bailey:''' ... ''([[Aside Glance]])''
'''Ben Bailey:''' ... [[Sarcasm Failure|The correct answer]] was ''henna.'' }}
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica
{{quote|'''Adama:''' Well, you did flip over the table first.
'''Tigh:''' I did not! ''(beat)'' Unless I did. }}
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