Finish and Pause

Finish

Finish noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: an all-out fight right to the finish

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Pause and finish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pause" instead the word "Finish" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

Pause verb - To come to a temporary halt in one's activity.

Usage example: he paused for a moment to regain his composure

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Finish and pause are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Finish" instead the word "Pause" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: paused, pausing

good	good finish	good pause
best	best finish	best pause
normal	normal finish	normal pause
short	short finish	short pause
Other adjectives: proper, awkward, blue, quick, new, audible, several.

part	finish part	pause part
plot	finish plot	pause plot
rest	finish rest	pause rest
list	finish list	pause list
Other words: show, episode, time, game, story, fight, battle, song, film, quest, war, movie, times.

In addition to all of them being randomized and extremely difficult, you have to finish the entire series before the music stops; let the music finish or pause the game and you have to start the entire series over again.

Source: Video Game / The Witness
Ironically, he did actually pause, if only because he had to wait for the audience to finish laughing.

Source: Dramatic Pause
Savepoint Starvation: The game uses manual save points, which take several seconds to finish and do not pause the game while in use.

Source: Video Game / Alien: Isolation

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