complete halt

Frequency: 7.21.0 per million words

a total stop; a situation where all activity or movement has stopped

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Examples (10)

  • The sudden snowstorm brought traffic to a complete halt.
  • Due to a supply chain failure, production at the factory came to a complete halt.
  • Negotiations between the two countries have come to a complete halt.
  • The discovery of ancient ruins brought the construction project to a complete halt.
  • A critical server error caused the entire online service to come to a complete halt.
  • When the final whistle blew, the game came to a complete halt.
  • The city's public transport system came to a complete halt during the strike.
  • If funding is cut, the scientific research will come to a complete halt.
  • All work on the new software was brought to a complete halt by the manager.
  • The investigation came to a complete halt due to a lack of evidence.