screeching/crashing halt
noun
: a sudden and complete end
The project came to a screeching/crashing halt.
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Basically, ever since the moment Timothy got everyone to give up their screens, that entire subplot came to a screeching halt.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Contrary to the belief that playing two centers would bring everything to a screeching halt, Houston’s pace when both are on the floor is 101.5, which would be fifth-fastest in the league.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But that doesn’t mean life has to come to a screeching halt.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
Since then, every time the government has shut down, training and hiring for air traffic controllers have come to a screeching halt.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Contrary to the belief that playing two centers would bring everything to a screeching halt, Houston’s pace when both are on the floor is 101.5, which would be fifth-fastest in the league.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But that doesn’t mean life has to come to a screeching halt.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
Since then, every time the government has shut down, training and hiring for air traffic controllers have come to a screeching halt.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for screeching/crashing halt
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“Screeching/crashing halt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screeching%2Fcrashing%20halt. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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