def adjust_pauses_for_hf_pipeline_output(pipeline_output, split_threshold=0.12):
    """
    Adjust pause timings by distributing pauses up to the threshold evenly between adjacent words.
    """

    adjusted_chunks = pipeline_output["chunks"].copy()

    for i in range(len(adjusted_chunks) - 1):
        current_chunk = adjusted_chunks[i]
        next_chunk = adjusted_chunks[i + 1]

        current_start, current_end = current_chunk["timestamp"]
        next_start, next_end = next_chunk["timestamp"]
        pause_duration = next_start - current_end

        if pause_duration > 0:
            if pause_duration > split_threshold:
                distribute = split_threshold / 2
            else:
                distribute = pause_duration / 2

            # Adjust current chunk end time
            adjusted_chunks[i]["timestamp"] = (current_start, current_end + distribute)

            # Adjust next chunk start time
            adjusted_chunks[i + 1]["timestamp"] = (next_start - distribute, next_end)
    pipeline_output["chunks"] = adjusted_chunks

    return pipeline_output