crawl to a stop/standstill
idiom
: to come to a complete stop after moving very slowly
Traffic has crawled to a stop/standstill.
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So despite its weight, the Roadster accelerated up hills that caused other e-bikes to crawl to a stop.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2022
John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2022
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“Crawl to a stop/standstill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crawl%20to%20a%20stop%2Fstandstill. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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