It depends. If you are using an emulator (window), you could just close it and open a new one. If you are using a true terminal (no or "suppressed" GUI), you must wait for it to finish, or risk physically powering off and restarting.
Run the command in the background by using an ampersand (&) just before the Return stroke that ends the command line
Run the command in the background by using an ampersand (&) just before the Return stroke that ends the command line. Example - $ top &
Run the command in the background by using an ampersand (&) just before the Return stroke that ends the command line. Example - $ top &
when you cross the finish line before everyone else
No one...the starting line is just off the turn (not on the turn itself), and the finish is just before the first turn.
It means that a driver did not finish.
While the command is executing, the shell waits for the process to finish.
Complete is another word for finish.
After running the race, she took a deep huff before collapsing at the finish line.
While the command is executing, the shell waits for the process to finish.
To finish simultaneously or concurrently. To finish in unison.
Prison