diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 1620d3f..9932679 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ func ExampleServer_Quiet() {
 	for {
 		s := <-sigs
 		if s == unix.SIGTSTP {
-			srv.Quiet() // stop processing new tasks
+			srv.Stop() // stop processing new tasks
 			continue
 		}
 		break
 	}
 
-	srv.Stop()
+	srv.Shutdown()
 }
 
 func ExampleScheduler() {
diff --git a/heartbeat_test.go b/heartbeat_test.go
index c517519..058ae1c 100644
--- a/heartbeat_test.go
+++ b/heartbeat_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestHeartbeater(t *testing.T) {
 		hb.host = tc.host
 		hb.pid = tc.pid
 
-		status.Set(base.StatusRunning)
+		status.Set(base.StatusActive)
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		hb.start(&wg)
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestHeartbeater(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		// status change
-		status.Set(base.StatusStopped)
+		status.Set(base.StatusClosed)
 
 		// allow for heartbeater to write to redis
 		time.Sleep(tc.interval * 2)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func TestHeartbeaterWithRedisDown(t *testing.T) {
 		concurrency:    10,
 		queues:         map[string]int{"default": 1},
 		strictPriority: false,
-		status:         base.NewServerStatus(base.StatusRunning),
+		status:         base.NewServerStatus(base.StatusActive),
 		starting:       make(chan *workerInfo),
 		finished:       make(chan *base.TaskMessage),
 	})
diff --git a/internal/base/base.go b/internal/base/base.go
index 9ea18e4..4daed77 100644
--- a/internal/base/base.go
+++ b/internal/base/base.go
@@ -233,27 +233,27 @@ const (
 	// StatusIdle indicates the server is in idle state.
 	StatusIdle ServerStatusValue = iota
 
-	// StatusRunning indicates the server is up and active.
-	StatusRunning
+	// StatusActive indicates the server is up and active.
+	StatusActive
 
-	// StatusQuiet indicates the server is up but not active.
-	StatusQuiet
-
-	// StatusStopped indicates the server server has been stopped.
+	// StatusStopped indicates the server is up but no longer processing new tasks.
 	StatusStopped
+
+	// StatusClosed indicates the server has been shutdown.
+	StatusClosed
 )
 
 var statuses = []string{
 	"idle",
-	"running",
-	"quiet",
+	"active",
 	"stopped",
+	"closed",
 }
 
 func (s *ServerStatus) String() string {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
-	if StatusIdle <= s.val && s.val <= StatusStopped {
+	if StatusIdle <= s.val && s.val <= StatusClosed {
 		return statuses[s.val]
 	}
 	return "unknown status"
diff --git a/internal/base/base_test.go b/internal/base/base_test.go
index cd8baea..35b9c6d 100644
--- a/internal/base/base_test.go
+++ b/internal/base/base_test.go
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func TestStatusConcurrentAccess(t *testing.T) {
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
-		status.Set(StatusStopped)
+		status.Set(StatusClosed)
 		_ = status.String()
 	}()
 
diff --git a/scheduler.go b/scheduler.go
index 21280d6..c3f912c 100644
--- a/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler.go
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ func (s *Scheduler) Run() error {
 // It returns an error if the scheduler is already running or has been stopped.
 func (s *Scheduler) Start() error {
 	switch s.status.Get() {
-	case base.StatusRunning:
+	case base.StatusActive:
 		return fmt.Errorf("asynq: the scheduler is already running")
-	case base.StatusStopped:
+	case base.StatusClosed:
 		return fmt.Errorf("asynq: the scheduler has already been stopped")
 	}
 	s.logger.Info("Scheduler starting")
@@ -193,14 +193,14 @@ func (s *Scheduler) Start() error {
 	s.cron.Start()
 	s.wg.Add(1)
 	go s.runHeartbeater()
-	s.status.Set(base.StatusRunning)
+	s.status.Set(base.StatusActive)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Stop stops the scheduler.
 // It returns an error if the scheduler is not currently running.
 func (s *Scheduler) Stop() error {
-	if s.status.Get() != base.StatusRunning {
+	if s.status.Get() != base.StatusActive {
 		return fmt.Errorf("asynq: the scheduler is not running")
 	}
 	s.logger.Info("Scheduler shutting down")
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (s *Scheduler) Stop() error {
 	s.clearHistory()
 	s.client.Close()
 	s.rdb.Close()
-	s.status.Set(base.StatusStopped)
+	s.status.Set(base.StatusClosed)
 	s.logger.Info("Scheduler stopped")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 68ff381..535636a 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ func (fn HandlerFunc) ProcessTask(ctx context.Context, task *Task) error {
 	return fn(ctx, task)
 }
 
-// ErrServerStopped indicates that the operation is now illegal because of the server being stopped.
-var ErrServerStopped = errors.New("asynq: the server has been stopped")
+// ErrServerClosed indicates that the operation is now illegal because of the server has been shutdown.
+var ErrServerClosed = errors.New("asynq: server closed")
 
 // Run starts the background-task processing and blocks until
 // an os signal to exit the program is received. Once it receives
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ var ErrServerStopped = errors.New("asynq: the server has been stopped")
 // goroutines to process the tasks.
 //
 // Run returns any error encountered during server startup time.
-// If the server has already been stopped, ErrServerStopped is returned.
+// If the server has already been shutdown, ErrServerClosed is returned.
 func (srv *Server) Run(handler Handler) error {
 	if err := srv.Start(handler); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -445,18 +445,18 @@ func (srv *Server) Run(handler Handler) error {
 // concurrency specified at the initialization time.
 //
 // Start returns any error encountered during server startup time.
-// If the server has already been stopped, ErrServerStopped is returned.
+// If the server has already been stopped, ErrServerClosed is returned.
 func (srv *Server) Start(handler Handler) error {
 	if handler == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("asynq: server cannot run with nil handler")
 	}
 	switch srv.status.Get() {
-	case base.StatusRunning:
+	case base.StatusActive:
 		return fmt.Errorf("asynq: the server is already running")
-	case base.StatusStopped:
-		return ErrServerStopped
+	case base.StatusClosed:
+		return ErrServerClosed
 	}
-	srv.status.Set(base.StatusRunning)
+	srv.status.Set(base.StatusActive)
 	srv.processor.handler = handler
 
 	srv.logger.Info("Starting processing")
@@ -471,13 +471,13 @@ func (srv *Server) Start(handler Handler) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Stop stops the worker server.
+// Shutdown gracefully shuts down the server.
 // It gracefully closes all active workers. The server will wait for
 // active workers to finish processing tasks for duration specified in Config.ShutdownTimeout.
 // If worker didn't finish processing a task during the timeout, the task will be pushed back to Redis.
-func (srv *Server) Stop() {
+func (srv *Server) Shutdown() {
 	switch srv.status.Get() {
-	case base.StatusIdle, base.StatusStopped:
+	case base.StatusIdle, base.StatusClosed:
 		// server is not running, do nothing and return.
 		return
 	}
@@ -498,16 +498,16 @@ func (srv *Server) Stop() {
 	srv.wg.Wait()
 
 	srv.broker.Close()
-	srv.status.Set(base.StatusStopped)
+	srv.status.Set(base.StatusClosed)
 
 	srv.logger.Info("Exiting")
 }
 
-// Quiet signals the server to stop pulling new tasks off queues.
-// Quiet should be used before stopping the server.
-func (srv *Server) Quiet() {
+// Stop signals the server to stop pulling new tasks off queues.
+// Stop should be used before shutting down the server.
+func (srv *Server) Stop() {
 	srv.logger.Info("Stopping processor")
 	srv.processor.stop()
-	srv.status.Set(base.StatusQuiet)
+	srv.status.Set(base.StatusStopped)
 	srv.logger.Info("Processor stopped")
 }
diff --git a/server_test.go b/server_test.go
index 6d29dd6..2d4265d 100644
--- a/server_test.go
+++ b/server_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestServer(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("could not enqueue a task: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	srv.Stop()
+	srv.Shutdown()
 }
 
 func TestServerRun(t *testing.T) {
@@ -82,16 +82,16 @@ func TestServerRun(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestServerErrServerStopped(t *testing.T) {
+func TestServerErrServerClosed(t *testing.T) {
 	srv := NewServer(RedisClientOpt{Addr: ":6379"}, Config{LogLevel: testLogLevel})
 	handler := NewServeMux()
 	if err := srv.Start(handler); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	srv.Stop()
+	srv.Shutdown()
 	err := srv.Start(handler)
-	if err != ErrServerStopped {
-		t.Errorf("Restarting server: (*Server).Start(handler) = %v, want ErrServerStopped error", err)
+	if err != ErrServerClosed {
+		t.Errorf("Restarting server: (*Server).Start(handler) = %v, want ErrServerClosed error", err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestServerErrNilHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	err := srv.Start(nil)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("Starting server with nil handler: (*Server).Start(nil) did not return error")
-		srv.Stop()
+		srv.Shutdown()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func TestServerErrServerRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("Calling (*Server).Start(handler) on already running server did not return error")
 	}
-	srv.Stop()
+	srv.Shutdown()
 }
 
 func TestServerWithRedisDown(t *testing.T) {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func TestServerWithRedisDown(t *testing.T) {
 
 	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 
-	srv.Stop()
+	srv.Shutdown()
 }
 
 func TestServerWithFlakyBroker(t *testing.T) {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func TestServerWithFlakyBroker(t *testing.T) {
 
 	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 
-	srv.Stop()
+	srv.Shutdown()
 }
 
 func TestLogLevel(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/signals_unix.go b/signals_unix.go
index 41f878b..e2c767b 100644
--- a/signals_unix.go
+++ b/signals_unix.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (srv *Server) waitForSignals() {
 	for {
 		sig := <-sigs
 		if sig == unix.SIGTSTP {
-			srv.Quiet()
+			srv.Stop()
 			continue
 		}
 		break