---
title: pauseInteractiveTransition()
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: uikit/uiviewcontrollercontexttransitioning/pauseinteractivetransition()
---

# pauseInteractiveTransition()

Tells the system to pause the animations.

## Declaration

```swift
func pauseInteractiveTransition()
```

## Discussion

Discussion You can call this method in the middle of an interruptible animation to pause it.

## See Also

### Reporting the transition progress

- [completeTransition(_:)](uikit/uiviewcontrollercontexttransitioning/completetransition(_:).md)
- [updateInteractiveTransition(_:)](uikit/uiviewcontrollercontexttransitioning/updateinteractivetransition(_:).md)
- [finishInteractiveTransition()](uikit/uiviewcontrollercontexttransitioning/finishinteractivetransition().md)
- [cancelInteractiveTransition()](uikit/uiviewcontrollercontexttransitioning/cancelinteractivetransition().md)
- [transitionWasCancelled](uikit/uiviewcontrollercontexttransitioning/transitionwascancelled.md)