buffer — video keeps pausing to load
collocationB2common
when a video or stream keeps stopping to load more, usually because the connection is slow
Pattern: it/the video keeps buffering
In use
- It keeps buffering every two minutes, it's doing my head in.technology
- Give it a sec, it's just buffering.technology
Common mistake
Don't say 'the video is buffered' — when it's stuck it's 'buffering' (the -ing form).