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# Pausing your streak

A Streak Skip covers one bad day. A pause covers a stretch of them - a week in bed, a long trip, recovery after surgery - so the streak you built is still there when you come back.

## Starting a pause

1. On the Today tab, tap the flame in the top left to open your [streak screen](https://getstepzy.com/docs/streak-screen).
2. Tap Pause streak.
3. Pick a start date and an end date.
4. Tap Pause streak to confirm.

## The rules

- A pause can last up to 90 days, counting both the first and last day.
- It can start yesterday at the earliest. A pause cannot rewrite days further back - use a [Streak Skip](https://getstepzy.com/docs/streak-skips) for an older missed day.
- It must run through today or later.
- It cannot overlap another scheduled pause.
- Pausing is free, and paused days do not use your monthly Streak Skips.

A pause that starts in the future shows under Scheduled, where you can cancel it.

## What a paused day means

Paused days work exactly like skipped days: they neither add to your streak nor break it. They show as neutral in the [30-day heatmap](https://getstepzy.com/docs/streak-screen), and [smart reminders](https://getstepzy.com/docs/smart-reminders) never nudge you on a paused day.

## Ending a pause early

Open the streak screen again - the button now reads Manage pause - and tap End pause. Today counts again from that moment. Days that were already paused stay paused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I pause after I have already missed a few days?

Only from yesterday onwards. For older days, skip each one individually from the date strip.

### Do paused days count toward Perfect Month?

They are neutral there too: a [Perfect Month](https://getstepzy.com/docs/monthly-challenges) still needs every other day of the month at goal.

Related guides

[Streak Skips →](https://getstepzy.com/docs/streak-skips)[Streak tiers & heatmap →](https://getstepzy.com/docs/streak-screen)[How streaks work →](https://getstepzy.com/docs/streaks)[Today-only goal →](https://getstepzy.com/docs/today-only-goal)

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