Pause
Pause verb - To come to a temporary halt in one's activity.
Usage example: he paused for a moment to regain his composure
Quit
Quit verb - To stop doing (something) permanently.
Usage example: her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking
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As long as you're not moving, airborne, or swimming in a level, the game will allow you to pause and quit back to the hub.
Source: Videogame / Super Mario 64 - The only way to escape this is to pause and quit the game.
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The early HE games also had a Windows 3.1 pause menu, a quit button instead of a menu button, and no lip-sync.
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Quit and Pause. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pause/quit
Pause & Quit. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pause/quit>.
Quit or Pause. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pause/quit.
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