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# How do I add a pause or slow down my video?

> Adding more narration between Sync Markers causes the video to wait — no separate pause control needed.

Section: Help Center › FAQ

Tutorial AI doesn't have a dedicated "pause" button. Instead, pauses are a natural result of how the system balances narration with video footage.

🎯 **Looking to pause within or between sentences in the narration itself?** The approach below is for pacing the *video* against the narration. To insert a short silence inside the narration — mid-sentence or between sentences — use an inline **pause voice tag** instead. See [Voice Tags](https://www.tutorial.ai/en/articles/voice-tags).

## How it works

The video plays at a speed that keeps up with the narration between each pair of Sync Markers. If you have **more to say than the video segment is long**, the video will slow down or pause at the end of that segment until the narration catches up before moving to the next marker.

This means you can add a pause — or extend a slow section — simply by inserting more text.

## How to add a pause

1. In your narration script, place your cursor between the two Sync Markers where you want the video to wait

![](https://www.tutorial.ai/images/help/help-how-to-add-a-pause-slow-down-video-before-insert.6c149dc6.png)

2. Type the additional sentences or paragraph you want the narrator to say
3. Push the next Sync Marker forward to the sentence that follows your new text

![](https://www.tutorial.ai/images/help/help-how-to-add-a-pause-slow-down-video-after-insert.f6193989.png)

The video will now hold on that frame for as long as it takes to narrate your inserted text before continuing.

## Tip

If you want a silent pause — a moment where the video holds without any narration — simply add a sentence like a brief transitional phrase, or [create a custom Sync Marker](https://www.tutorial.ai/en/articles/13398528-creating-custom-sync-markers) to pin the exact frame you want to hold on.

Source: https://www.tutorial.ai/en/articles/how-to-add-a-pause-slow-down-video