The better phrase to use to refer to the 3 dots being used to indicate a pause in speech is ***Suspension point***, as we can read on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_point">Wikipedia</a>:

> *The triple-dot punctuation mark is also called a <strong>suspension point</strong>,
> points of ellipsis, periods of ellipsis, or colloquially, dot-dot-dot.*

However, <a href="http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/suspension-point">Collins English Dictionaries</a> defines _suspension point_ as follow:

> ***Suspension point*** - mainly US one of a group of dots, usually three,
> used in written material to indicate the omission of a word or words.
> Compare ellipsis (sense 2)<sup>*</sup>.

So, perhaps, the better phrase may be **suspension points** (note the 's' at the end).

&#42; <em><sub>**Ellipsis** - Also called eclipsisomission of parts of a word or sentence printing a sequence of three dots (...) indicating an omission in text.</sub></em>