pause in alexa sdk v2 responsebuilder

Question

In Alexa V1 a pause can be easily built in response by using ssml.

this.emit(':tell', "Pause now <break time='1s'/>. Start again");

But in Alexa SDK V2, the code (encoding the special characters):

handle(handlerInput) {
    return handlerInput.responseBuilder
      .speak( "Pause now <break time="1s"/>. Start again")
      .getResponse();
  },

gives the response without the pause, but repeating the sentence below. "Pause now . Start again"

How do we then put a pause in response builder of Alexa SDK v2?

Answer 1

Looks like syntax issues. I have tested a similar snippet in my test skill. This should work well.

handle(handlerInput) {
    return handlerInput.responseBuilder
      .speak('Pause now <break time="1s"/>. Start again')
      .getResponse();
},