grind to a halt
idiom
of a machine
: to stop working or moving forward
The machinery slowly ground to a halt.
—often used figurativelyWithout more money, work on the project will soon grind to a halt.
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But hotel rates overall have climbed as tourists are once again filling the city’s sidewalks, reviving an economic pillar that ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Matthew Haag, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Without a failover plan, applications—and business processes—will grind to a halt.
—Gerry Gebel, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
What’s unknown: Businesses don’t operate in a vacuum, so if operations dwindle or grind to a halt without their workers, that will ripple through to other firms.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
But both Israel and Hamas accused each other of making new and unacceptable demands over the summer, and the talks ground to a halt in August.
—Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Haag, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Without a failover plan, applications—and business processes—will grind to a halt.
—Gerry Gebel, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
What’s unknown: Businesses don’t operate in a vacuum, so if operations dwindle or grind to a halt without their workers, that will ripple through to other firms.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
But both Israel and Hamas accused each other of making new and unacceptable demands over the summer, and the talks ground to a halt in August.
—Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Grind to a halt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grind%20to%20a%20halt. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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