Probably the most common use of this meaning for "pregnant" in English is a "pregnant pause"; which are the points during speech where you pause for effect. ht

Probably the most common use of this meaning for "pregnant" in English is a "pregnant pause"; which are the points during speech where you pause for effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_timing#Pregnant_pause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_timing#Pregnant_pause (Although I've also heard it used for pauses outside of comedy)