Creeper freezes before exploding in Minecraft Bedrock Edition

I was playing Minecraft Bedrock Edition in a co-op world when a Creeper suddenly appeared to freeze.

The Creeper stopped moving and appeared completely frozen for about one second. However, it then exploded unexpectedly, even though it looked like it had stopped and was no longer moving.

This seems to be a visual or gameplay synchronization issue, because the Creeper appeared frozen before the explosion.