come to a halt
idiom
: to no longer move or happen
The bus slowly comes to a halt.
The project suddenly came to a halt when its funding was withdrawn.
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But a series of talks between the two in Iraq have come to a halt, with Tehran reportedly accusing the kingdom of inciting protests in Iran.
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Omar Akour, ajc, 20 Dec. 2022
That would replace the existing stopgap, which expires at the end of this Friday, Dec. 16, a deadline by which Congress must act or critical government operations are set to come to a halt.
—Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2022
North Korea's rapid weapons tests come at a watershed moment for the isolated dictatorship, as diplomatic talks with Western nations have largely come to a halt.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 5 Oct. 2022
If production does come to a halt due to a writers’ strike, here’s where audiences may see an impact.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 1 May 2023
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Omar Akour, ajc, 20 Dec. 2022
That would replace the existing stopgap, which expires at the end of this Friday, Dec. 16, a deadline by which Congress must act or critical government operations are set to come to a halt.
—Tony Romm, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2022
North Korea's rapid weapons tests come at a watershed moment for the isolated dictatorship, as diplomatic talks with Western nations have largely come to a halt.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 5 Oct. 2022
If production does come to a halt due to a writers’ strike, here’s where audiences may see an impact.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 1 May 2023
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“Come to a halt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20to%20a%20halt. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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