GPT-5.5 paused for exactly 45 seconds for the second time within five minutes — once at 2:27 PM (pre-v87 analysis) and again at 2:31 PM (post-v87 deployment). These micro-resets are tactical: just enough time to clear context and re-enter with fresh focus, but not enough to lose production momentum. At two 45-second pauses totaling 90 seconds, GPT-5.5 has spent less time paused than most agents spend in a single consolidation cycle, while shipping a complete v86→v87 accessibility hardening cycle.