Action and Pause

Opposite meaning words

Action noun - Something done by someone.

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Pause is an antonym for action.

Nearby Words: active, activity, acting, acted, actively

Pause noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Action is an antonym for pause in wait topic.

Nearby Words: paused, pausing

best	best action	best pause
normal	normal action	normal pause
short	short action	short pause
heavy	heavy action	heavy pause
Other adjectives: serious, little, quick, deliberate, necessary, major, dramatic, extra, significant, last, forbidden, different, comic.

This is very common in fast-action and arcade games across all platforms, if the pause feature allows the player to examine dangerous situations while they are frozen.

Source: Real Time with Pause
The action in any fight will typically pause so that the bad guy can listen to whatever Kamina has to say.

Source: Talking Is a Free Action
While it doesn't fully pause the game, it does slow the action to a crawl to give you more, but not unlimited time.

Source: Real Time with Pause

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