sudden halt
Frequency: 7.51.1 per million words
a stop that happens quickly and without warning
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- The bus came to a sudden halt outside the school.
- The car came to a sudden halt when the driver saw the obstacle.
- The meeting was brought to a sudden halt by the fire alarm.
- Economic growth came to a sudden halt during the financial crisis.
- The train made a sudden halt at the signal.
- Construction work came to a sudden halt due to bad weather.
- The negotiations came to a sudden halt over disagreements.
- Traffic was brought to a sudden halt by the accident.
- The project came to a sudden halt when funding was cut.
- His speech came to a sudden halt when he forgot his notes.