finally halt

Frequency: 5.80.3 per million words

to stop after a long period of activity or delay

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Examples (10)

  • After years of decline, the city's population loss has finally halted.
  • The endless stream of complaints will finally halt once the new policy is implemented.
  • With the peace treaty signed, the long and brutal conflict finally halted.
  • The production line, which had been running non-stop for weeks, finally halted for maintenance.
  • We were relieved when the car's alarming slide on the ice finally halted.
  • It took a court order to make the company's illegal dumping finally halt.
  • The spread of the invasive species seems to have finally halted at the riverbank.
  • His relentless pursuit of perfection finally halted when he realized it was unattainable.
  • Investors are optimistic that the fall in share prices will finally halt this quarter.
  • The machine's loud humming, which had been driving everyone crazy, finally halted.