diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f177cf8..baa309d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 * Add :bar_format option to allow selecting preconfigured bar displays
 * Add :eta_time format token to display the estimated time of day at completion
 * Add measurement of the total elapsed time that ignores stopped time intervals
+* Add #pause to prevent bar from continuing progression and suspend time measurements
 
 ### Changed
 * Change Multi#stopped? to check that all bars are stopped
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e78b42..a156773 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,12 +63,13 @@ Or install it yourself as:
   * [2.7 update](#27-update)
   * [2.8 finish](#28-finish)
   * [2.9 stop](#29-stop)
-  * [2.10 reset](#210-reset)
-  * [2.11 resume](#211-resume)
-  * [2.12 complete?](#212-complete)
-  * [2.13 indeterminate?](#213-indeterminate)
-  * [2.14 resize](#214-resize)
-  * [2.15 on](#215-on)
+  * [2.10 pause](#210-pause)
+  * [2.11 reset](#211-reset)
+  * [2.12 resume](#212-resume)
+  * [2.13 complete?](#213-complete)
+  * [2.14 indeterminate?](#214-indeterminate)
+  * [2.15 resize](#215-resize)
+  * [2.16 on](#216-on)
 * [3. Configuration](#3-configuration)
   * [3.1 :total](#31-total)
   * [3.1 :width](#32-width)
@@ -291,7 +292,17 @@ In order to immediately stop the bar in the current position and thus prevent an
 bar.stop
 ```
 
-### 2.10 reset
+### 2.10 pause
+
+A running progress bar can be paused at the current position using `pause` method:
+
+```ruby
+bar.pause
+```
+
+A paused progress bar will stop accumulating any time measurements like elapsed time. It also won't return to a new line, so a progress animation can be smoothly resumed.
+
+### 2.11 reset
 
 In order to reset currently running or finished progress bar to its original configuration and initial position use `reset` like so:
 
@@ -301,15 +312,17 @@ bar.reset
 
 After resetting the bar if you wish to draw and start the bar and its timers use `start` call.
 
-### 2.11 resume
+### 2.12 resume
 
-When a bar is stopped, you can continue its progression using the `resume` method.
+When a bar is stopped or paused, you can continue its progression using the `resume` method.
 
 ```ruby
 bar.resume
 ```
 
-### 2.12 complete?
+A resumed progression will continue accumulating the total elapsed time without including time intervals for pausing or stopping.
+
+### 2.13 complete?
 
 During progression you can check if a bar is finished or not by calling `complete?`. The bar will only return `true` if the progression finished successfully, otherwise `false` will be returned.
 
@@ -317,7 +330,7 @@ During progression you can check if a bar is finished or not by calling `complet
 bar.complete? # => false
 ```
 
-### 2.13 indeterminate?
+### 2.14 indeterminate?
 
 You can make a progress bar indeterminate by setting `:total` to nil. In this state, an animation is displayed to show unbounded task. You can check if the progress bar is indeterminate with the `indeterminate?` method:
 
@@ -325,7 +338,7 @@ You can make a progress bar indeterminate by setting `:total` to nil. In this st
 bar.indeterminate? # => false
 ```
 
-### 2.14 resize
+### 2.15 resize
 
 If you wish for a progress bar to change it's current width, you can use `resize` by passing in a new desired length. However, if you don't provide any width the `resize` will use terminal current width as its base for scaling.
 
@@ -340,7 +353,7 @@ To handle automatic resizing you can trap `:WINCH` signal:
 trap(:WINCH) { bar.resize }
 ```
 
-### 2.15 on
+### 2.16 on
 
 The progress bar fires events when it is progressing, stopped or finished. You can register to listen for events using the `on` message.
 
@@ -362,6 +375,12 @@ Alternatively, when the progress bar gets stopped the `:stopped` event is fired.
 bar.on(:stopped) { ... }
 ```
 
+Anytime a progress bar is paused the `:paused` event will be fired. To listen for this event do:
+
+```ruby
+bar.on(:paused) { ... }
+```
+
 ## 3. Configuration
 
 There are number of configuration options that can be provided:
diff --git a/lib/tty/progressbar.rb b/lib/tty/progressbar.rb
index 532dd17..2260ad6 100644
--- a/lib/tty/progressbar.rb
+++ b/lib/tty/progressbar.rb
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ def reset
       @last_render_width = 0
       @done              = false
       @stopped           = false
+      @paused            = false
       @start_at          = Time.now
       @elapsed_time      = 0
       @time_offset       = 0
@@ -435,13 +436,16 @@ def finish
       emit(:done)
     end
 
-    # Resume rendering when bar is done or stopped to update information
+    # Resume rendering when bar is done, stopped or paused
     #
     # @api public
     def resume
-      @started = false
-      @done = false
-      @stopped = false
+      synchronize do
+        @started = false
+        @done = false
+        @stopped = false
+        @paused = false
+      end
     end
 
     # Stop and cancel the progress at the current position
@@ -463,6 +467,15 @@ def stop
       emit(:stopped)
     end
 
+    # Pause the progress at the current position
+    #
+    # @api public
+    def pause
+      @paused = true
+      @time_offset += Time.now - @start_at
+      emit(:paused)
+    end
+
     # Clear current line
     #
     # @api public
@@ -489,13 +502,22 @@ def stopped?
       @stopped
     end
 
-    # Check if progress is finished or stopped
+    # Check if progress is paused
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean]
+    #
+    # @api public
+    def paused?
+      @paused
+    end
+
+    # Check if progress is finished, stopped or paused
     #
     # @return [Boolean]
     #
     # @api public
     def done?
-      @done || @stopped
+      @done || @stopped || @paused
     end
 
     # Register callback with this bar
diff --git a/spec/unit/events_spec.rb b/spec/unit/events_spec.rb
index 2f28294..ac3f287 100644
--- a/spec/unit/events_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/events_spec.rb
@@ -32,4 +32,14 @@
 
     expect(events).to eq([:stopped])
   end
+
+  it "emits :paused event" do
+    events = []
+    bar = TTY::ProgressBar.new("[:bar]", output: output, total: 5)
+    bar.on(:paused) { events << :paused }
+
+    bar.pause
+
+    expect(events).to eq([:paused])
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/resume_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resume_spec.rb
index 0ee6c2b..772b121 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resume_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resume_spec.rb
@@ -101,4 +101,41 @@
       "\e[1G[==========] 13/13 100% 13B/13B 1B/s 1B/s  1.00/s  1.00/s  4s  0s\n"
     ].join)
   end
+
+  it "resumes paused progression with all the metrics" do
+    time_now = Time.local(2021, 1, 11, 12, 0, 0)
+    Timecop.freeze(time_now)
+    format = "[:bar] :current/:total :percent " \
+             ":current_byte/:total_byte :byte_rate/s :mean_byte/s " \
+             ":rate/s :mean_rate/s :elapsed :eta"
+
+    progress = described_class.new(format, output: output, total: 10)
+
+    3.times do |i|
+      time_now = Time.local(2021, 1, 11, 12, 0, 1 + i)
+      Timecop.freeze(time_now)
+      progress.advance
+    end
+    progress.pause
+    expect(progress.paused?).to eq(true)
+
+    progress.resume
+    expect(progress.paused?).to eq(false)
+
+    3.times do |i|
+      time_now = Time.local(2021, 1, 11, 12, 0, 4 + i)
+      Timecop.freeze(time_now)
+      progress.advance
+    end
+
+    output.rewind
+    expect(output.read).to eq([
+      "\e[1G[=         ] 1/10 10% 1B/10B 1B/s 1B/s  1.00/s  1.00/s  0s  0s",
+      "\e[1G[==        ] 2/10 20% 2B/10B 1B/s 1B/s  1.00/s  1.00/s  1s  4s",
+      "\e[1G[===       ] 3/10 30% 3B/10B 1B/s 1B/s  1.00/s  1.00/s  2s  4s", # pause render
+      "\e[1G[====      ] 4/10 40% 4B/10B 1B/s 1B/s  1.00/s  1.00/s  2s  3s",
+      "\e[1G[=====     ] 5/10 50% 5B/10B 1B/s 1B/s  1.00/s  1.00/s  3s  3s",
+      "\e[1G[======    ] 6/10 60% 6B/10B 1B/s 1B/s  1.00/s  1.00/s  4s  2s"
+    ].join)
+  end
 end